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    </style></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 9. Reference</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="tuning.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="miscellany.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr /></div><div class="chapter"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a id="reference"></a>Chapter 9. Reference</h1></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="reference.html#commandline">1. Command-Line Options</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="reference.html#commands">2. Configuration Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="reference.html#variables">3. Configuration Variables</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#abort-nosubject">3.1. abort_nosubject</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#abort-unmodified">3.2. abort_unmodified</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#alias-file">3.3. alias_file</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#alias-format">3.4. alias_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#allow-8bit">3.5. allow_8bit</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#allow-ansi">3.6. allow_ansi</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#arrow-cursor">3.7. arrow_cursor</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ascii-chars">3.8. ascii_chars</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#askbcc">3.9. askbcc</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#askcc">3.10. askcc</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#assumed-charset">3.11. assumed_charset</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#attach-charset">3.12. attach_charset</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#attach-format">3.13. attach_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#attach-sep">3.14. attach_sep</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#attach-split">3.15. attach_split</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#attribution">3.16. attribution</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#auto-tag">3.17. auto_tag</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#autoedit">3.18. autoedit</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#beep">3.19. beep</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#beep-new">3.20. beep_new</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#bounce">3.21. bounce</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#bounce-delivered">3.22. bounce_delivered</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#braille-friendly">3.23. braille_friendly</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#certificate-file">3.24. certificate_file</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#charset">3.25. charset</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#check-mbox-size">3.26. check_mbox_size</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#check-new">3.27. check_new</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#collapse-unread">3.28. collapse_unread</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#compose-format">3.29. compose_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#config-charset">3.30. config_charset</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#confirmappend">3.31. confirmappend</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#confirmcreate">3.32. confirmcreate</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#connect-timeout">3.33. connect_timeout</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#content-type">3.34. content_type</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#copy">3.35. copy</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-autoencrypt">3.36. crypt_autoencrypt</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-autopgp">3.37. crypt_autopgp</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-autosign">3.38. crypt_autosign</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-autosmime">3.39. crypt_autosmime</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-confirmhook">3.40. crypt_confirmhook</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-opportunistic-encrypt">3.41. crypt_opportunistic_encrypt</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-replyencrypt">3.42. crypt_replyencrypt</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-replysign">3.43. crypt_replysign</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-replysignencrypted">3.44. crypt_replysignencrypted</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-timestamp">3.45. crypt_timestamp</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-use-gpgme">3.46. crypt_use_gpgme</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-use-pka">3.47. crypt_use_pka</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-verify-sig">3.48. crypt_verify_sig</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#date-format">3.49. date_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#default-hook">3.50. default_hook</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#delete">3.51. delete</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#delete-untag">3.52. delete_untag</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#digest-collapse">3.53. digest_collapse</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#display-filter">3.54. display_filter</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#dotlock-program">3.55. dotlock_program</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#dsn-notify">3.56. dsn_notify</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#dsn-return">3.57. dsn_return</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#duplicate-threads">3.58. duplicate_threads</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#edit-headers">3.59. edit_headers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#editor">3.60. editor</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#encode-from">3.61. encode_from</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#entropy-file">3.62. entropy_file</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#envelope-from-address">3.63. envelope_from_address</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#escape">3.64. escape</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#fast-reply">3.65. fast_reply</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#fcc-attach">3.66. fcc_attach</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#fcc-clear">3.67. fcc_clear</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#folder">3.68. folder</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#folder-format">3.69. folder_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#followup-to">3.70. followup_to</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#force-name">3.71. force_name</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#forward-decode">3.72. forward_decode</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#forward-decrypt">3.73. forward_decrypt</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#forward-edit">3.74. forward_edit</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#forward-format">3.75. forward_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#forward-quote">3.76. forward_quote</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#from">3.77. from</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#gecos-mask">3.78. gecos_mask</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hdrs">3.79. hdrs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#header">3.80. header</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#header-cache">3.81. header_cache</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#header-cache-compress">3.82. header_cache_compress</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#header-cache-pagesize">3.83. header_cache_pagesize</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#help">3.84. help</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hidden-host">3.85. hidden_host</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hide-limited">3.86. hide_limited</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hide-missing">3.87. hide_missing</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hide-thread-subject">3.88. hide_thread_subject</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hide-top-limited">3.89. hide_top_limited</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hide-top-missing">3.90. hide_top_missing</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#history">3.91. history</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#history-file">3.92. history_file</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#honor-disposition">3.93. honor_disposition</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#honor-followup-to">3.94. honor_followup_to</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hostname">3.95. hostname</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ignore-linear-white-space">3.96. ignore_linear_white_space</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ignore-list-reply-to">3.97. ignore_list_reply_to</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-authenticators">3.98. imap_authenticators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-check-subscribed">3.99. imap_check_subscribed</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-delim-chars">3.100. imap_delim_chars</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-headers">3.101. imap_headers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-idle">3.102. imap_idle</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-keepalive">3.103. imap_keepalive</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-list-subscribed">3.104. imap_list_subscribed</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-login">3.105. imap_login</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-pass">3.106. imap_pass</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-passive">3.107. imap_passive</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-peek">3.108. imap_peek</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-pipeline-depth">3.109. imap_pipeline_depth</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-servernoise">3.110. imap_servernoise</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-user">3.111. imap_user</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#implicit-autoview">3.112. implicit_autoview</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#include">3.113. include</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#include-onlyfirst">3.114. include_onlyfirst</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#indent-string">3.115. indent_string</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#index-format">3.116. index_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ispell">3.117. ispell</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#keep-flagged">3.118. keep_flagged</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#locale">3.119. locale</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mail-check">3.120. mail_check</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mail-check-recent">3.121. mail_check_recent</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mailcap-path">3.122. mailcap_path</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mailcap-sanitize">3.123. mailcap_sanitize</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#maildir-header-cache-verify">3.124. maildir_header_cache_verify</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#maildir-trash">3.125. maildir_trash</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#maildir-check-cur">3.126. maildir_check_cur</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mark-old">3.127. mark_old</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#markers">3.128. markers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mask">3.129. mask</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mbox">3.130. mbox</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mbox-type">3.131. mbox_type</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#menu-context">3.132. menu_context</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#menu-move-off">3.133. menu_move_off</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#menu-scroll">3.134. menu_scroll</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#message-cache-clean">3.135. message_cache_clean</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#message-cachedir">3.136. message_cachedir</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#message-format">3.137. message_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#meta-key">3.138. meta_key</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#metoo">3.139. metoo</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mh-purge">3.140. mh_purge</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mh-seq-flagged">3.141. mh_seq_flagged</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mh-seq-replied">3.142. mh_seq_replied</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mh-seq-unseen">3.143. mh_seq_unseen</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mime-forward">3.144. mime_forward</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mime-forward-decode">3.145. mime_forward_decode</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mime-forward-rest">3.146. mime_forward_rest</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mix-entry-format">3.147. mix_entry_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mixmaster">3.148. mixmaster</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#move">3.149. move</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#narrow-tree">3.150. narrow_tree</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#net-inc">3.151. net_inc</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pager">3.152. pager</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pager-context">3.153. pager_context</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pager-format">3.154. pager_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pager-index-lines">3.155. pager_index_lines</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pager-stop">3.156. pager_stop</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-auto-decode">3.157. pgp_auto_decode</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-autoinline">3.158. pgp_autoinline</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-check-exit">3.159. pgp_check_exit</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-clearsign-command">3.160. pgp_clearsign_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command">3.161. pgp_decode_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-decrypt-command">3.162. pgp_decrypt_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-encrypt-only-command">3.163. pgp_encrypt_only_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-encrypt-sign-command">3.164. pgp_encrypt_sign_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-entry-format">3.165. pgp_entry_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-export-command">3.166. pgp_export_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-getkeys-command">3.167. pgp_getkeys_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-good-sign">3.168. pgp_good_sign</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-ignore-subkeys">3.169. pgp_ignore_subkeys</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-import-command">3.170. pgp_import_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-list-pubring-command">3.171. pgp_list_pubring_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-list-secring-command">3.172. pgp_list_secring_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-long-ids">3.173. pgp_long_ids</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-mime-auto">3.174. pgp_mime_auto</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-replyinline">3.175. pgp_replyinline</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-retainable-sigs">3.176. pgp_retainable_sigs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-show-unusable">3.177. pgp_show_unusable</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-sign-as">3.178. pgp_sign_as</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-sign-command">3.179. pgp_sign_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-sort-keys">3.180. pgp_sort_keys</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-strict-enc">3.181. pgp_strict_enc</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-timeout">3.182. pgp_timeout</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-use-gpg-agent">3.183. pgp_use_gpg_agent</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-verify-command">3.184. pgp_verify_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-verify-key-command">3.185. pgp_verify_key_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pipe-decode">3.186. pipe_decode</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pipe-sep">3.187. pipe_sep</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pipe-split">3.188. pipe_split</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-auth-try-all">3.189. pop_auth_try_all</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-authenticators">3.190. pop_authenticators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-checkinterval">3.191. pop_checkinterval</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-delete">3.192. pop_delete</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-host">3.193. pop_host</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-last">3.194. pop_last</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-pass">3.195. pop_pass</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-reconnect">3.196. pop_reconnect</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-user">3.197. pop_user</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#post-indent-string">3.198. post_indent_string</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#postpone">3.199. postpone</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a 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href="reference.html#reply-self">3.221. reply_self</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#reply-to">3.222. reply_to</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#resolve">3.223. resolve</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#reverse-alias">3.224. reverse_alias</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#reverse-name">3.225. reverse_name</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#reverse-realname">3.226. reverse_realname</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#rfc2047-parameters">3.227. rfc2047_parameters</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#save-address">3.228. save_address</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#save-empty">3.229. save_empty</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#save-history">3.230. save_history</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a 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href="reference.html#sig-dashes">3.241. sig_dashes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#sig-on-top">3.242. sig_on_top</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#signature">3.243. signature</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#simple-search">3.244. simple_search</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#sleep-time">3.245. sleep_time</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smart-wrap">3.246. smart_wrap</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smileys">3.247. smileys</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-ask-cert-label">3.248. smime_ask_cert_label</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-ca-location">3.249. smime_ca_location</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-certificates">3.250. smime_certificates</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command">3.251. smime_decrypt_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-use-default-key">3.252. smime_decrypt_use_default_key</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-default-key">3.253. smime_default_key</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-encrypt-command">3.254. smime_encrypt_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-encrypt-with">3.255. smime_encrypt_with</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-get-cert-command">3.256. smime_get_cert_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-get-cert-email-command">3.257. smime_get_cert_email_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-get-signer-cert-command">3.258. smime_get_signer_cert_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-import-cert-command">3.259. smime_import_cert_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-is-default">3.260. smime_is_default</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-keys">3.261. smime_keys</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-pk7out-command">3.262. smime_pk7out_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-sign-command">3.263. smime_sign_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-sign-opaque-command">3.264. smime_sign_opaque_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-timeout">3.265. smime_timeout</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-verify-command">3.266. smime_verify_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-verify-opaque-command">3.267. smime_verify_opaque_command</a></span></dt><dt><span 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href="reference.html#thorough-search">3.298. thorough_search</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#thread-received">3.299. thread_received</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#tilde">3.300. tilde</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#time-inc">3.301. time_inc</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#timeout">3.302. timeout</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#tmpdir">3.303. tmpdir</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#to-chars">3.304. to_chars</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ts-icon-format">3.305. ts_icon_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ts-enabled">3.306. ts_enabled</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ts-status-format">3.307. ts_status_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#tunnel">3.308. tunnel</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#uncollapse-jump">3.309. uncollapse_jump</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#use-8bitmime">3.310. use_8bitmime</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#use-domain">3.311. use_domain</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#use-envelope-from">3.312. use_envelope_from</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#use-from">3.313. use_from</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#use-idn">3.314. use_idn</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#use-ipv6">3.315. use_ipv6</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#user-agent">3.316. user_agent</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#visual">3.317. visual</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#wait-key">3.318. wait_key</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#weed">3.319. weed</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#wrap">3.320. wrap</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#wrap-headers">3.321. wrap_headers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#wrap-search">3.322. wrap_search</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#wrapmargin">3.323. wrapmargin</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#write-bcc">3.324. write_bcc</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#write-inc">3.325. write_inc</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="reference.html#functions">4. Functions</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#generic-map">4.1. Generic Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#index-map">4.2. Index Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pager-map">4.3. Pager Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#alias-map">4.4. Alias Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#query-map">4.5. Query Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#attachment-map">4.6. Attachment Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#compose-map">4.7. Compose Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#postpone-map">4.8. Postpone Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#browser-map">4.9. Browser Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-map">4.10. Pgp Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-map">4.11. Smime Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mixmaster-map">4.12. Mixmaster Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#editor-map">4.13. Editor Menu</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="commandline"></a>1. Command-Line Options</h2></div></div></div><p>
Running <code class="literal">mutt</code> with no arguments will make Mutt attempt
to read your spool mailbox.  However, it is possible to read other
mailboxes and to send messages from the command line as well.
</p><div class="table"><a id="tab-commandline-options"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.1. Command line options</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Command line options" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Option</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>-A</td><td>expand an alias</td></tr><tr><td>-a</td><td>attach a file to a message</td></tr><tr><td>-b</td><td>specify a blind carbon-copy (BCC) address</td></tr><tr><td>-c</td><td>specify a carbon-copy (Cc) address</td></tr><tr><td>-D</td><td>print the value of all Mutt variables to stdout</td></tr><tr><td>-e</td><td>specify a config command to be run after initialization files are read</td></tr><tr><td>-f</td><td>specify a mailbox to load</td></tr><tr><td>-F</td><td>specify an alternate file to read initialization commands</td></tr><tr><td>-h</td><td>print help on command line options</td></tr><tr><td>-H</td><td>specify a draft file from which to read a header and body</td></tr><tr><td>-i</td><td>specify a file to include in a message composition</td></tr><tr><td>-m</td><td>specify a default mailbox type</td></tr><tr><td>-n</td><td>do not read the system Muttrc</td></tr><tr><td>-p</td><td>recall a postponed message</td></tr><tr><td>-Q</td><td>query a configuration variable</td></tr><tr><td>-R</td><td>open mailbox in read-only mode</td></tr><tr><td>-s</td><td>specify a subject (enclose in quotes if it contains spaces)</td></tr><tr><td>-v</td><td>show version number and compile-time definitions</td></tr><tr><td>-x</td><td>simulate the mailx(1) compose mode</td></tr><tr><td>-y</td><td>show a menu containing the files specified by the <span class="command"><strong>mailboxes</strong></span> command</td></tr><tr><td>-z</td><td>exit immediately if there are no messages in the mailbox</td></tr><tr><td>-Z</td><td>open the first folder with new message, exit immediately if none</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /><p>
To read messages in a mailbox
</p><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">mutt</code>  [<code class="option">-nz</code>] [<code class="option">-F</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>muttrc</code></em>
] [<code class="option">-m</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>type</code></em>
] [<code class="option">-f</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em>
]</p></div><p>
To compose a new message
</p><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">mutt</code>  [<code class="option">-n</code>] [<code class="option">-F</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>muttrc</code></em>
] [<code class="option">-c</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>address</code></em>
] [<code class="option">-i</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em>
] [<code class="option">-s</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>subject</code></em>
] [
<code class="option">-a</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>file</code></em>
 [...]
--
]   
<em class="replaceable"><code>address</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>mailto_url</code></em>
 ... </p></div><p>
Mutt also supports a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">batch</span>”</span> mode to send prepared
messages.  Simply redirect input from the file you wish to send.  For
example,
</p><pre class="screen">
mutt -s "data set for run #2" professor@bigschool.edu &lt; ~/run2.dat</pre><p>
will send a message to
<code class="literal">&lt;professor@bigschool.edu&gt;</code> with a subject of
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">data set for run #2</span>”</span>.  In the body of the message will be
the contents of the file <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">~/run2.dat</span>”</span>.
</p><p>
All files passed with <code class="literal">-a</code> <span class="emphasis"><em>file</em></span>
will be attached as a MIME part to the message. To attach a single or
several files, use <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">--</span>”</span> to separate files and recipient
addresses:
</p><pre class="screen">
mutt -a image.png -- some@one.org</pre><p>
or
</p><pre class="screen">
mutt -a *.png -- some@one.org</pre><div class="note"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>
The <code class="literal">-a</code> option must be last in the option list.
</p></div><p>
In addition to accepting a list of email addresses, Mutt also accepts a URL with
the <code class="literal">mailto:</code> schema as specified in RFC2368.  This is useful
when configuring a web browser to launch Mutt when clicking on mailto links.
</p><pre class="screen">
mutt mailto:some@one.org?subject=test&amp;cc=other@one.org</pre></div><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="commands"></a>2. Configuration Commands</h2></div></div></div><p>
The following are the commands understood by Mutt:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#account-hook" title="6. Managing Multiple Accounts">account-hook</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em>
<em class="replaceable"><code>command</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alias" title="4. Defining/Using Aliases">alias</a></code>  [
<code class="option">-group</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>
...]  
<em class="replaceable"><code>key</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>address</code></em>
  [
<em class="replaceable"><code>address</code></em>
...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alias" title="4. Defining/Using Aliases">unalias</a></code>  [
<code class="option">-group</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>
...] { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>key</code></em>
... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">alternates</a></code>  [
<code class="option">-group</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>
...]  
<em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em>
  [
<em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em>
...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">unalternates</a></code>  [
<code class="option">-group</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>
...] { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em>
... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#alternative-order" title="5. MIME Multipart/Alternative">alternative_order</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em>
  [
<em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em>
...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#alternative-order" title="5. MIME Multipart/Alternative">unalternative_order</a></code>  { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em>
... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#attachments" title="6. Attachment Searching and Counting">attachments</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>{ + | - }disposition</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>mime-type</code></em>
 <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#attachments" title="6. Attachment Searching and Counting">unattachments</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>{ + | - }disposition</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>mime-type</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#auto-view" title="4. MIME Autoview">auto_view</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em>
  [
<em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em>
...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#auto-view" title="4. MIME Autoview">unauto_view</a></code>  { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em>
... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#bind" title="5. Changing the Default Key Bindings">bind</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>map</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>key</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>function</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#charset-hook" title="6. Defining Aliases for Character Sets">charset-hook</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>alias</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>charset</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#iconv-hook">iconv-hook</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>charset</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>local-charset</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#color" title="9. Using Color and Mono Video Attributes">color</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>object</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>foreground</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>background</code></em>
 <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#color" title="9. Using Color and Mono Video Attributes">color</a></code>  { 
<code class="option">header</code>
  |   
<code class="option">body</code>
 }  
<em class="replaceable"><code>foreground</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>background</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em>
 <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#color" title="9. Using Color and Mono Video Attributes">color</a></code>   
<code class="option">index</code>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>foreground</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>background</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em>
 <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#color" title="9. Using Color and Mono Video Attributes">uncolor</a></code>  { 
<code class="option">index</code>
  |   
<code class="option">header</code>
  |   
<code class="option">body</code>
 } { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em>
... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#crypt-hook" title="21. Choosing the Cryptographic Key of the Recipient">crypt-hook</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>keyid</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#exec" title="23. Executing Functions">exec</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>function</code></em>
  [
<em class="replaceable"><code>function</code></em>
...]</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#fcc-hook" title="17. Specify Default Fcc: Mailbox When Composing">fcc-hook</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>[!]pattern</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#fcc-save-hook" title="18. Specify Default Save Filename and Default Fcc: Mailbox at Once">fcc-save-hook</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>[!]pattern</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#folder-hook" title="7. Setting Variables Based Upon Mailbox">folder-hook</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>[!]regexp</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>command</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#addrgroup" title="3. Address Groups">group</a></code>  [
<code class="option">-group</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>
...] { 
<code class="option">-rx</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>expr</code></em>
...  |   
<code class="option">-addr</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>expr</code></em>
... }<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#addrgroup" title="3. Address Groups">ungroup</a></code>  [
<code class="option">-group</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>
...] { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<code class="option">-rx</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>expr</code></em>
...  |   
<code class="option">-addr</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>expr</code></em>
... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#hdr-order" title="10.3. Ordering Displayed Headers">hdr_order</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>header</code></em>
  [
<em class="replaceable"><code>header</code></em>
...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#hdr-order" title="10.3. Ordering Displayed Headers">unhdr_order</a></code>  { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>header</code></em>
... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#ignore" title="10.2. Selecting Headers">ignore</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em>
  [
<em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em>
...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#ignore" title="10.2. Selecting Headers">unignore</a></code>  { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em>
... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#lists" title="12. Mailing Lists">lists</a></code>  [
<code class="option">-group</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>
]  
<em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em>
  [
<em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em>
...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#lists" title="12. Mailing Lists">unlists</a></code>  [
<code class="option">-group</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>
...] { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em>
... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#macro" title="8. Keyboard Macros">macro</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>menu</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>key</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>sequence</code></em>
  [
<em class="replaceable"><code>description</code></em>
]</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mailboxes" title="14. Monitoring Incoming Mail">mailboxes</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em>
  [
<em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em>
...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mailboxes" title="14. Monitoring Incoming Mail">unmailboxes</a></code>  { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em>
... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mbox-hook" title="13. Using Multiple Spool Mailboxes">mbox-hook</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>[!]regexp</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#message-hook" title="20. Change Settings Before Formatting a Message">message-hook</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>[!]pattern</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>command</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#mime-lookup" title="7. MIME Lookup">mime-lookup</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em>
  [
<em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em>
...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#mime-lookup" title="7. MIME Lookup">unmime-lookup</a></code>  { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em>
... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mono">mono</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>object</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>attribute</code></em>
 <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mono">mono</a></code>  { 
<code class="option">header</code>
  |   
<code class="option">body</code>
 }  
<em class="replaceable"><code>attribute</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em>
 <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mono">mono</a></code>   
<code class="option">index</code>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>attribute</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em>
 <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mono">unmono</a></code>  { 
<code class="option">index</code>
  |   
<code class="option">header</code>
  |   
<code class="option">body</code>
 } { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em>
... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#my-hdr" title="15. User-Defined Headers">my_hdr</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>string</code></em>
 <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#my-hdr" title="15. User-Defined Headers">unmy_hdr</a></code>  { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>field</code></em>
... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#push" title="22. Adding Key Sequences to the Keyboard Buffer">push</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>string</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#save-hook" title="16. Specify Default Save Mailbox">save-hook</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>[!]pattern</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="reference.html#score" title="3.232. score">score</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>value</code></em>
 <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="reference.html#score" title="3.232. score">unscore</a></code>  { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em>
... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#reply-hook">reply-hook</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>[!]pattern</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>command</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#send-hook" title="19. Change Settings Based Upon Message Recipients">send-hook</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>[!]pattern</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>command</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#send2-hook">send2-hook</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>[!]pattern</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>command</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#set" title="26. Setting and Querying Variables">set</a></code>  { 
[ <code class="option">no</code>  |   <code class="option">inv</code> ]
<em class="replaceable"><code>variable</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>variable=value</code></em>
 } [...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#set" title="26. Setting and Querying Variables">toggle</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>variable</code></em>
  [
<em class="replaceable"><code>variable</code></em>
...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#set" title="26. Setting and Querying Variables">unset</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>variable</code></em>
  [
<em class="replaceable"><code>variable</code></em>
...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#set" title="26. Setting and Querying Variables">reset</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>variable</code></em>
  [
<em class="replaceable"><code>variable</code></em>
...]</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#source" title="27. Reading Initialization Commands From Another File">source</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em>
 </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#spam" title="25. Spam Detection">spam</a></code>   
<em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em>
   
<em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em>
 <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#spam" title="25. Spam Detection">nospam</a></code>  { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em>
 }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#subscribe">subscribe</a></code>  [
<code class="option">-group</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>
...]  
<em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em>
  [
<em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em>
...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#subscribe">unsubscribe</a></code>  [
<code class="option">-group</code>
<em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>
...] { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em>
... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#unhook" title="28. Removing Hooks">unhook</a></code>  { 
<em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em>
  |   
<em class="replaceable"><code>hook-type</code></em>
 }</p></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="variables"></a>3. Configuration Variables</h2></div></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="abort-nosubject"></a>3.1. abort_nosubject</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: ask-yes</p></div><p>
If set to <span class="emphasis"><em>yes</em></span>, when composing messages and no subject is given
at the subject prompt, composition will be aborted.  If set to
<span class="emphasis"><em>no</em></span>, composing messages with no subject given at the subject
prompt will never be aborted.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="abort-unmodified"></a>3.2. abort_unmodified</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If set to <span class="emphasis"><em>yes</em></span>, composition will automatically abort after
editing the message body if no changes are made to the file (this
check only happens after the <span class="emphasis"><em>first</em></span> edit of the file).  When set
to <span class="emphasis"><em>no</em></span>, composition will never be aborted.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="alias-file"></a>3.3. alias_file</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/.muttrc</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
The default file in which to save aliases created by the
<code class="literal"><a class="link" href="gettingstarted.html#create-alias">&lt;create-alias&gt;</a></code> function. Entries added to this file are
encoded in the character set specified by <a class="link" href="reference.html#config-charset" title="3.30. config_charset">$config_charset</a> if it
is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> or the current character set otherwise.
</p><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> Mutt will not automatically source this file; you must
explicitly use the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#source" title="27. Reading Initialization Commands From Another File">source</a></span>”</span> command for it to be executed in case
this option points to a dedicated alias file.
</p><p>
The default for this option is the currently used muttrc file, or
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">~/.muttrc</span>”</span> if no user muttrc was found.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="alias-format"></a>3.4. alias_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%4n %2f %t %-10a   %r</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Specifies the format of the data displayed for the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alias" title="4. Defining/Using Aliases">alias</a></span>”</span> menu.  The
following <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-style sequences are available:

</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%a </td><td>alias name
</td></tr><tr><td>%f </td><td>flags - currently, a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">d</span>”</span> for an alias marked for deletion
</td></tr><tr><td>%n </td><td>index number
</td></tr><tr><td>%r </td><td>address which alias expands to
</td></tr><tr><td>%t </td><td>character which indicates if the alias is tagged for inclusion
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="allow-8bit"></a>3.5. allow_8bit</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
Controls whether 8-bit data is converted to 7-bit using either Quoted-
Printable or Base64 encoding when sending mail.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="allow-ansi"></a>3.6. allow_ansi</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
Controls whether ANSI color codes in messages (and color tags in
rich text messages) are to be interpreted.
Messages containing these codes are rare, but if this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>,
their text will be colored accordingly. Note that this may override
your color choices, and even present a security problem, since a
message could include a line like

</p><pre class="screen">
[-- PGP output follows ...
</pre><p>
and give it the same color as your attachment color (see also
<a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-timestamp" title="3.45. crypt_timestamp">$crypt_timestamp</a>).
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="arrow-cursor"></a>3.7. arrow_cursor</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, an arrow (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">-&gt;</span>”</span>) will be used to indicate the current entry
in menus instead of highlighting the whole line.  On slow network or modem
links this will make response faster because there is less that has to
be redrawn on the screen when moving to the next or previous entries
in the menu.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ascii-chars"></a>3.8. ascii_chars</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will use plain ASCII characters when displaying thread
and attachment trees, instead of the default <span class="emphasis"><em>ACS</em></span> characters.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="askbcc"></a>3.9. askbcc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will prompt you for blind-carbon-copy (Bcc) recipients
before editing an outgoing message.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="askcc"></a>3.10. askcc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will prompt you for carbon-copy (Cc) recipients before
editing the body of an outgoing message.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="assumed-charset"></a>3.11. assumed_charset</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This variable is a colon-separated list of character encoding
schemes for messages without character encoding indication.
Header field values and message body content without character encoding
indication would be assumed that they are written in one of this list.
By default, all the header fields and message body without any charset
indication are assumed to be in <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">us-ascii</span>”</span>.
</p><p>
For example, Japanese users might prefer this:

</p><pre class="screen">
set assumed_charset="iso-2022-jp:euc-jp:shift_jis:utf-8"
</pre><p>
However, only the first content is valid for the message body.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="attach-charset"></a>3.12. attach_charset</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This variable is a colon-separated list of character encoding
schemes for text file attachments. Mutt uses this setting to guess
which encoding files being attached are encoded in to convert them to
a proper character set given in <a class="link" href="reference.html#send-charset" title="3.237. send_charset">$send_charset</a>.
</p><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, the value of <a class="link" href="reference.html#charset" title="3.25. charset">$charset</a> will be used instead.
For example, the following configuration would work for Japanese
text handling:

</p><pre class="screen">
set attach_charset="iso-2022-jp:euc-jp:shift_jis:utf-8"
</pre><p>
Note: for Japanese users, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">iso-2022-*</span>”</span> must be put at the head
of the value as shown above if included.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="attach-format"></a>3.13. attach_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%u%D%I %t%4n %T%.40d%&gt; [%.7m/%.10M, %.6e%?C?, %C?, %s] </code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This variable describes the format of the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">attachment</span>”</span> menu.  The
following <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-style sequences are understood:

</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%C  </td><td>charset
</td></tr><tr><td>%c  </td><td>requires charset conversion (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">n</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">c</span>”</span>)
</td></tr><tr><td>%D  </td><td>deleted flag
</td></tr><tr><td>%d  </td><td>description
</td></tr><tr><td>%e  </td><td>MIME content-transfer-encoding
</td></tr><tr><td>%f  </td><td>filename
</td></tr><tr><td>%I  </td><td>disposition (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">I</span>”</span> for inline, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">A</span>”</span> for attachment)
</td></tr><tr><td>%m  </td><td>major MIME type
</td></tr><tr><td>%M  </td><td>MIME subtype
</td></tr><tr><td>%n  </td><td>attachment number
</td></tr><tr><td>%Q  </td><td><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Q</span>”</span>, if MIME part qualifies for attachment counting
</td></tr><tr><td>%s  </td><td>size
</td></tr><tr><td>%t  </td><td>tagged flag
</td></tr><tr><td>%T  </td><td>graphic tree characters
</td></tr><tr><td>%u  </td><td>unlink (=to delete) flag
</td></tr><tr><td>%X  </td><td>number of qualifying MIME parts in this part and its children
(please see the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#attachments" title="6. Attachment Searching and Counting">attachments</a></span>”</span> section for possible speed effects)
</td></tr><tr><td>%&gt;X </td><td>right justify the rest of the string and pad with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span>
</td></tr><tr><td>%|X </td><td>pad to the end of the line with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span>
</td></tr><tr><td>%*X </td><td>soft-fill with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> as pad
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>
For an explanation of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">soft-fill</span>”</span>, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.116. index_format">$index_format</a> documentation.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="attach-sep"></a>3.14. attach_sep</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">\n</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
The separator to add between attachments when operating (saving,
printing, piping, etc) on a list of tagged attachments.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="attach-split"></a>3.15. attach_split</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, when operating (saving, printing, piping,
etc) on a list of tagged attachments, Mutt will concatenate the
attachments and will operate on them as a single attachment. The
<a class="link" href="reference.html#attach-sep" title="3.14. attach_sep">$attach_sep</a> separator is added after each attachment. When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>,
Mutt will operate on the attachments one by one.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="attribution"></a>3.16. attribution</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">On %d, %n wrote:</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This is the string that will precede a message which has been included
in a reply.  For a full listing of defined <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences see
the section on <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.116. index_format">$index_format</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="auto-tag"></a>3.17. auto_tag</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, functions in the <span class="emphasis"><em>index</em></span> menu which affect a message
will be applied to all tagged messages (if there are any).  When
unset, you must first use the <code class="literal">&lt;tag-prefix&gt;</code> function (bound to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">;</span>”</span>
by default) to make the next function apply to all tagged messages.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="autoedit"></a>3.18. autoedit</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> along with <a class="link" href="reference.html#edit-headers" title="3.59. edit_headers">$edit_headers</a>, Mutt will skip the initial
send-menu (prompting for subject and recipients) and allow you to
immediately begin editing the body of your
message.  The send-menu may still be accessed once you have finished
editing the body of your message.
</p><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> when this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, you cannot use send-hooks that depend
on the recipients when composing a new (non-reply) message, as the initial
list of recipients is empty.
</p><p>
Also see <a class="link" href="reference.html#fast-reply" title="3.65. fast_reply">$fast_reply</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="beep"></a>3.19. beep</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will beep when an error occurs.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="beep-new"></a>3.20. beep_new</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will beep whenever it prints a message
notifying you of new mail.  This is independent of the setting of the
<a class="link" href="reference.html#beep" title="3.19. beep">$beep</a> variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="bounce"></a>3.21. bounce</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: ask-yes</p></div><p>
Controls whether you will be asked to confirm bouncing messages.
If set to <span class="emphasis"><em>yes</em></span> you don't get asked if you want to bounce a
message. Setting this variable to <span class="emphasis"><em>no</em></span> is not generally useful,
and thus not recommended, because you are unable to bounce messages.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="bounce-delivered"></a>3.22. bounce_delivered</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will include Delivered-To headers when
bouncing messages.  Postfix users may wish to <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> this variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="braille-friendly"></a>3.23. braille_friendly</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will place the cursor at the beginning
of the current line in menus, even when the <a class="link" href="reference.html#arrow-cursor" title="3.7. arrow_cursor">$arrow_cursor</a> variable
is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, making it easier for blind persons using Braille displays to
follow these menus.  The option is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> by default because many
visual terminals don't permit making the cursor invisible.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="certificate-file"></a>3.24. certificate_file</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/.mutt_certificates</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This variable specifies the file where the certificates you trust
are saved. When an unknown certificate is encountered, you are asked
if you accept it or not. If you accept it, the certificate can also
be saved in this file and further connections are automatically
accepted.
</p><p>
You can also manually add CA certificates in this file. Any server
certificate that is signed with one of these CA certificates is
also automatically accepted.
</p><p>
Example:

</p><pre class="screen">
set certificate_file=~/.mutt/certificates
</pre></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="charset"></a>3.25. charset</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Character set your terminal uses to display and enter textual data.
It is also the fallback for <a class="link" href="reference.html#send-charset" title="3.237. send_charset">$send_charset</a>.
</p><p>
Upon startup Mutt tries to derive this value from environment variables
such as <code class="literal">$LC_CTYPE</code> or <code class="literal">$LANG</code>.
</p><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> It should only be set in case Mutt isn't able to determine the
character set used correctly.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="check-mbox-size"></a>3.26. check_mbox_size</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will use file size attribute instead of
access time when checking for new mail in mbox and mmdf folders.
</p><p>
This variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> by default and should only be enabled when
new mail detection for these folder types is unreliable or doesn't work.
</p><p>
Note that enabling this variable should happen before any <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mailboxes" title="14. Monitoring Incoming Mail">mailboxes</a></span>”</span>
directives occur in configuration files regarding mbox or mmdf folders
because mutt needs to determine the initial new mail status of such a
mailbox by performing a fast mailbox scan when it is defined.
Afterwards the new mail status is tracked by file size changes.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="check-new"></a>3.27. check_new</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> this option only affects <span class="emphasis"><em>maildir</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>MH</em></span> style
mailboxes.
</p><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will check for new mail delivered while the
mailbox is open.  Especially with MH mailboxes, this operation can
take quite some time since it involves scanning the directory and
checking each file to see if it has already been looked at.  If
this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, no check for new mail is performed
while the mailbox is open.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="collapse-unread"></a>3.28. collapse_unread</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will not collapse a thread if it contains any
unread messages.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="compose-format"></a>3.29. compose_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">-- Mutt: Compose  [Approx. msg size: %l   Atts: %a]%&gt;-</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Controls the format of the status line displayed in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">compose</span>”</span>
menu.  This string is similar to <a class="link" href="reference.html#status-format" title="3.293. status_format">$status_format</a>, but has its own
set of <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences:

</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%a </td><td>total number of attachments
</td></tr><tr><td>%h </td><td>local hostname
</td></tr><tr><td>%l </td><td>approximate size (in bytes) of the current message
</td></tr><tr><td>%v </td><td>Mutt version string
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>
See the text describing the <a class="link" href="reference.html#status-format" title="3.293. status_format">$status_format</a> option for more
information on how to set <a class="link" href="reference.html#compose-format" title="3.29. compose_format">$compose_format</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="config-charset"></a>3.30. config_charset</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
When defined, Mutt will recode commands in rc files from this
encoding to the current character set as specified by <a class="link" href="reference.html#charset" title="3.25. charset">$charset</a>
and aliases written to <a class="link" href="reference.html#alias-file" title="3.3. alias_file">$alias_file</a> from the current character set.
</p><p>
Please note that if setting <a class="link" href="reference.html#charset" title="3.25. charset">$charset</a> it must be done before
setting <a class="link" href="reference.html#config-charset" title="3.30. config_charset">$config_charset</a>.
</p><p>
Recoding should be avoided as it may render unconvertable
characters as question marks which can lead to undesired
side effects (for example in regular expressions).
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="confirmappend"></a>3.31. confirmappend</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will prompt for confirmation when appending messages to
an existing mailbox.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="confirmcreate"></a>3.32. confirmcreate</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will prompt for confirmation when saving messages to a
mailbox which does not yet exist before creating it.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="connect-timeout"></a>3.33. connect_timeout</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 30</p></div><p>
Causes Mutt to timeout a network connection (for IMAP, POP or SMTP) after this
many seconds if the connection is not able to be established.  A negative
value causes Mutt to wait indefinitely for the connection attempt to succeed.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="content-type"></a>3.34. content_type</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">text/plain</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Sets the default Content-Type for the body of newly composed messages.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="copy"></a>3.35. copy</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
This variable controls whether or not copies of your outgoing messages
will be saved for later references.  Also see <a class="link" href="reference.html#record" title="3.217. record">$record</a>,
<a class="link" href="reference.html#save-name" title="3.231. save_name">$save_name</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#force-name" title="3.71. force_name">$force_name</a> and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#fcc-hook" title="17. Specify Default Fcc: Mailbox When Composing">fcc-hook</a></span>”</span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-autoencrypt"></a>3.36. crypt_autoencrypt</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
Setting this variable will cause Mutt to always attempt to PGP
encrypt outgoing messages.  This is probably only useful in
connection to the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#send-hook" title="19. Change Settings Based Upon Message Recipients">send-hook</a></span>”</span> command.  It can be overridden
by use of the pgp menu, when encryption is not required or
signing is requested as well.  If <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-is-default" title="3.260. smime_is_default">$smime_is_default</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>,
then OpenSSL is used instead to create S/MIME messages and
settings can be overridden by use of the smime menu instead.
(Crypto only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-autopgp"></a>3.37. crypt_autopgp</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
This variable controls whether or not mutt may automatically enable
PGP encryption/signing for messages.  See also <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-autoencrypt" title="3.36. crypt_autoencrypt">$crypt_autoencrypt</a>,
<a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-replyencrypt" title="3.42. crypt_replyencrypt">$crypt_replyencrypt</a>,
<a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-autosign" title="3.38. crypt_autosign">$crypt_autosign</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-replysign" title="3.43. crypt_replysign">$crypt_replysign</a> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-is-default" title="3.260. smime_is_default">$smime_is_default</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-autosign"></a>3.38. crypt_autosign</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
Setting this variable will cause Mutt to always attempt to
cryptographically sign outgoing messages.  This can be overridden
by use of the pgp menu, when signing is not required or
encryption is requested as well. If <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-is-default" title="3.260. smime_is_default">$smime_is_default</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>,
then OpenSSL is used instead to create S/MIME messages and settings can
be overridden by use of the smime menu instead of the pgp menu.
(Crypto only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-autosmime"></a>3.39. crypt_autosmime</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
This variable controls whether or not mutt may automatically enable
S/MIME encryption/signing for messages. See also <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-autoencrypt" title="3.36. crypt_autoencrypt">$crypt_autoencrypt</a>,
<a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-replyencrypt" title="3.42. crypt_replyencrypt">$crypt_replyencrypt</a>,
<a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-autosign" title="3.38. crypt_autosign">$crypt_autosign</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-replysign" title="3.43. crypt_replysign">$crypt_replysign</a> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-is-default" title="3.260. smime_is_default">$smime_is_default</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-confirmhook"></a>3.40. crypt_confirmhook</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If set, then you will be prompted for confirmation of keys when using
the <span class="emphasis"><em>crypt-hook</em></span> command.  If unset, no such confirmation prompt will
be presented.  This is generally considered unsafe, especially where
typos are concerned.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-opportunistic-encrypt"></a>3.41. crypt_opportunistic_encrypt</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
Setting this variable will cause Mutt to automatically enable and
disable encryption, based on whether all message recipient keys
can be located by mutt.
</p><p>
When this option is enabled, mutt will determine the encryption
setting each time the TO, CC, and BCC lists are edited.  If
<a class="link" href="reference.html#edit-headers" title="3.59. edit_headers">$edit_headers</a> is set, mutt will also do so each time the message
is edited.
</p><p>
While this is set, encryption settings can't be manually changed.
The pgp or smime menus provide an option to disable the option for
a particular message.
</p><p>
If <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-autoencrypt" title="3.36. crypt_autoencrypt">$crypt_autoencrypt</a> or <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-replyencrypt" title="3.42. crypt_replyencrypt">$crypt_replyencrypt</a> enable encryption for
a message, this option will be disabled for the message.  It can
be manually re-enabled in the pgp or smime menus.
(Crypto only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-replyencrypt"></a>3.42. crypt_replyencrypt</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, automatically PGP or OpenSSL encrypt replies to messages which are
encrypted.
(Crypto only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-replysign"></a>3.43. crypt_replysign</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, automatically PGP or OpenSSL sign replies to messages which are
signed.
</p><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> this does not work on messages that are encrypted
<span class="emphasis"><em>and</em></span> signed!
(Crypto only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-replysignencrypted"></a>3.44. crypt_replysignencrypted</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, automatically PGP or OpenSSL sign replies to messages
which are encrypted. This makes sense in combination with
<a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-replyencrypt" title="3.42. crypt_replyencrypt">$crypt_replyencrypt</a>, because it allows you to sign all
messages which are automatically encrypted.  This works around
the problem noted in <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-replysign" title="3.43. crypt_replysign">$crypt_replysign</a>, that mutt is not able
to find out whether an encrypted message is also signed.
(Crypto only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-timestamp"></a>3.45. crypt_timestamp</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will include a time stamp in the lines surrounding
PGP or S/MIME output, so spoofing such lines is more difficult.
If you are using colors to mark these lines, and rely on these,
you may <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> this setting.
(Crypto only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-use-gpgme"></a>3.46. crypt_use_gpgme</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
This variable controls the use of the GPGME-enabled crypto backends.
If it is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> and Mutt was built with gpgme support, the gpgme code for
S/MIME and PGP will be used instead of the classic code.  Note that
you need to set this option in .muttrc; it won't have any effect when
used interactively.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-use-pka"></a>3.47. crypt_use_pka</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
Controls whether mutt uses PKA
(see http://www.g10code.de/docs/pka-intro.de.pdf) during signature
verification (only supported by the GPGME backend).
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-verify-sig"></a>3.48. crypt_verify_sig</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">yes</span>”</span></em></span>, always attempt to verify PGP or S/MIME signatures.
If <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">ask-*</span>”</span></em></span>, ask whether or not to verify the signature.
If <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">no</span>”</span></em></span>, never attempt to verify cryptographic signatures.
(Crypto only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="date-format"></a>3.49. date_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">!%a, %b %d, %Y at %I:%M:%S%p %Z</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This variable controls the format of the date printed by the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%d</span>”</span>
sequence in <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.116. index_format">$index_format</a>.  This is passed to the <code class="literal">strftime(3)</code>
function to process the date, see the man page for the proper syntax.
</p><p>
Unless the first character in the string is a bang (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">!</span>”</span>), the month
and week day names are expanded according to the locale specified in
the variable <a class="link" href="reference.html#locale" title="3.119. locale">$locale</a>. If the first character in the string is a
bang, the bang is discarded, and the month and week day names in the
rest of the string are expanded in the <span class="emphasis"><em>C</em></span> locale (that is in US
English).
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="default-hook"></a>3.50. default_hook</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~f %s !~P | (~P ~C %s)</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This variable controls how <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#message-hook" title="20. Change Settings Before Formatting a Message">message-hook</a></span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#reply-hook">reply-hook</a></span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#send-hook" title="19. Change Settings Based Upon Message Recipients">send-hook</a></span>”</span>,
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#send2-hook">send2-hook</a></span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#save-hook" title="16. Specify Default Save Mailbox">save-hook</a></span>”</span>, and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#fcc-hook" title="17. Specify Default Fcc: Mailbox When Composing">fcc-hook</a></span>”</span> will
be interpreted if they are specified with only a simple regexp,
instead of a matching pattern.  The hooks are expanded when they are
declared, so a hook will be interpreted according to the value of this
variable at the time the hook is declared.
</p><p>
The default value matches
if the message is either from a user matching the regular expression
given, or if it is from you (if the from address matches
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">alternates</a></span>”</span>) and is to or cc'ed to a user matching the given
regular expression.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="delete"></a>3.51. delete</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: ask-yes</p></div><p>
Controls whether or not messages are really deleted when closing or
synchronizing a mailbox.  If set to <span class="emphasis"><em>yes</em></span>, messages marked for
deleting will automatically be purged without prompting.  If set to
<span class="emphasis"><em>no</em></span>, messages marked for deletion will be kept in the mailbox.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="delete-untag"></a>3.52. delete_untag</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will untag messages when marking them
for deletion.  This applies when you either explicitly delete a message,
or when you save it to another folder.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="digest-collapse"></a>3.53. digest_collapse</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt's received-attachments menu will not show the subparts of
individual messages in a multipart/digest.  To see these subparts, press <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">v</span>”</span> on that menu.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="display-filter"></a>3.54. display_filter</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
When set, specifies a command used to filter messages.  When a message
is viewed it is passed as standard input to <a class="link" href="reference.html#display-filter" title="3.54. display_filter">$display_filter</a>, and the
filtered message is read from the standard output.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="dotlock-program"></a>3.55. dotlock_program</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">/usr/local/bin/mutt_dotlock</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Contains the path of the <code class="literal">mutt_dotlock(8)</code> binary to be used by
mutt.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="dsn-notify"></a>3.56. dsn_notify</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This variable sets the request for when notification is returned.  The
string consists of a comma separated list (no spaces!) of one or more
of the following: <span class="emphasis"><em>never</em></span>, to never request notification,
<span class="emphasis"><em>failure</em></span>, to request notification on transmission failure,
<span class="emphasis"><em>delay</em></span>, to be notified of message delays, <span class="emphasis"><em>success</em></span>, to be
notified of successful transmission.
</p><p>
Example:

</p><pre class="screen">
set dsn_notify="failure,delay"
</pre><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> when using <a class="link" href="reference.html#sendmail" title="3.238. sendmail">$sendmail</a> for delivery, you should not enable
this unless you are either using Sendmail 8.8.x or greater or a MTA
providing a <code class="literal">sendmail(1)</code>-compatible interface supporting the <code class="literal">-N</code> option
for DSN. For SMTP delivery, DSN support is auto-detected so that it
depends on the server whether DSN will be used or not.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="dsn-return"></a>3.57. dsn_return</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This variable controls how much of your message is returned in DSN
messages.  It may be set to either <span class="emphasis"><em>hdrs</em></span> to return just the
message header, or <span class="emphasis"><em>full</em></span> to return the full message.
</p><p>
Example:

</p><pre class="screen">
set dsn_return=hdrs
</pre><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> when using <a class="link" href="reference.html#sendmail" title="3.238. sendmail">$sendmail</a> for delivery, you should not enable
this unless you are either using Sendmail 8.8.x or greater or a MTA
providing a <code class="literal">sendmail(1)</code>-compatible interface supporting the <code class="literal">-R</code> option
for DSN. For SMTP delivery, DSN support is auto-detected so that it
depends on the server whether DSN will be used or not.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="duplicate-threads"></a>3.58. duplicate_threads</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
This variable controls whether mutt, when <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort" title="3.271. sort">$sort</a> is set to <span class="emphasis"><em>threads</em></span>, threads
messages with the same Message-Id together.  If it is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, it will indicate
that it thinks they are duplicates of each other with an equals sign
in the thread tree.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="edit-headers"></a>3.59. edit_headers</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
This option allows you to edit the header of your outgoing messages
along with the body of your message.
</p><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Note</strong></span> that changes made to the References: and Date: headers are
ignored for interoperability reasons.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="editor"></a>3.60. editor</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This variable specifies which editor is used by mutt.
It defaults to the value of the <code class="literal">$VISUAL</code>, or <code class="literal">$EDITOR</code>, environment
variable, or to the string <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">vi</span>”</span> if neither of those are set.
</p><p>
The <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="reference.html#editor" title="3.60. editor">$editor</a></code> string may contain a <span class="emphasis"><em>%s</em></span> escape, which will be replaced by the name
of the file to be edited.  If the <span class="emphasis"><em>%s</em></span> escape does not appear in <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="reference.html#editor" title="3.60. editor">$editor</a></code>, a
space and the name to be edited are appended.
</p><p>
The resulting string is then executed by running

</p><pre class="screen">
sh -c 'string'
</pre><p>
where <span class="emphasis"><em>string</em></span> is the expansion of <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="reference.html#editor" title="3.60. editor">$editor</a></code> described above.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="encode-from"></a>3.61. encode_from</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will quoted-printable encode messages when
they contain the string <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">From </span>”</span> (note the trailing space) in the beginning of a line.
This is useful to avoid the tampering certain mail delivery and transport
agents tend to do with messages (in order to prevent tools from
misinterpreting the line as a mbox message separator).
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="entropy-file"></a>3.62. entropy_file</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
The file which includes random data that is used to initialize SSL
library functions.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="envelope-from-address"></a>3.63. envelope_from_address</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: e-mail address<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Manually sets the <span class="emphasis"><em>envelope</em></span> sender for outgoing messages.
This value is ignored if <a class="link" href="reference.html#use-envelope-from" title="3.312. use_envelope_from">$use_envelope_from</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="escape"></a>3.64. escape</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Escape character to use for functions in the built-in editor.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="fast-reply"></a>3.65. fast_reply</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the initial prompt for recipients and subject are skipped
when replying to messages, and the initial prompt for subject is
skipped when forwarding messages.
</p><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> this variable has no effect when the <a class="link" href="reference.html#autoedit" title="3.18. autoedit">$autoedit</a>
variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="fcc-attach"></a>3.66. fcc_attach</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
This variable controls whether or not attachments on outgoing messages
are saved along with the main body of your message.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="fcc-clear"></a>3.67. fcc_clear</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, FCCs will be stored unencrypted and
unsigned, even when the actual message is encrypted and/or
signed.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="folder"></a>3.68. folder</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/Mail</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Specifies the default location of your mailboxes.  A <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">+</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">=</span>”</span> at the
beginning of a pathname will be expanded to the value of this
variable.  Note that if you change this variable (from the default)
value you need to make sure that the assignment occurs <span class="emphasis"><em>before</em></span>
you use <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">+</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">=</span>”</span> for any other variables since expansion takes place
when handling the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mailboxes" title="14. Monitoring Incoming Mail">mailboxes</a></span>”</span> command.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="folder-format"></a>3.69. folder_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%2C %t %N %F %2l %-8.8u %-8.8g %8s %d %f</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This variable allows you to customize the file browser display to your
personal taste.  This string is similar to <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.116. index_format">$index_format</a>, but has
its own set of <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences:

</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%C  </td><td>current file number
</td></tr><tr><td>%d  </td><td>date/time folder was last modified
</td></tr><tr><td>%D  </td><td>date/time folder was last modified using <a class="link" href="reference.html#date-format" title="3.49. date_format">$date_format</a>.
</td></tr><tr><td>%f  </td><td>filename (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">/</span>”</span> is appended to directory names,
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">@</span>”</span> to symbolic links and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">*</span>”</span> to executable
files)
</td></tr><tr><td>%F  </td><td>file permissions
</td></tr><tr><td>%g  </td><td>group name (or numeric gid, if missing)
</td></tr><tr><td>%l  </td><td>number of hard links
</td></tr><tr><td>%N  </td><td>N if folder has new mail, blank otherwise
</td></tr><tr><td>%s  </td><td>size in bytes
</td></tr><tr><td>%t  </td><td><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">*</span>”</span> if the file is tagged, blank otherwise
</td></tr><tr><td>%u  </td><td>owner name (or numeric uid, if missing)
</td></tr><tr><td>%&gt;X </td><td>right justify the rest of the string and pad with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span>
</td></tr><tr><td>%|X </td><td>pad to the end of the line with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span>
</td></tr><tr><td>%*X </td><td>soft-fill with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> as pad
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>
For an explanation of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">soft-fill</span>”</span>, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.116. index_format">$index_format</a> documentation.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="followup-to"></a>3.70. followup_to</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
Controls whether or not the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Mail-Followup-To:</span>”</span> header field is
generated when sending mail.  When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will generate this
field when you are replying to a known mailing list, specified with
the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#subscribe">subscribe</a></span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#lists" title="12. Mailing Lists">lists</a></span>”</span> commands.
</p><p>
This field has two purposes.  First, preventing you from
receiving duplicate copies of replies to messages which you send
to mailing lists, and second, ensuring that you do get a reply
separately for any messages sent to known lists to which you are
not subscribed.
</p><p>
The header will contain only the list's address
for subscribed lists, and both the list address and your own
email address for unsubscribed lists.  Without this header, a
group reply to your message sent to a subscribed list will be
sent to both the list and your address, resulting in two copies
of the same email for you.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="force-name"></a>3.71. force_name</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
This variable is similar to <a class="link" href="reference.html#save-name" title="3.231. save_name">$save_name</a>, except that Mutt will
store a copy of your outgoing message by the username of the address
you are sending to even if that mailbox does not exist.
</p><p>
Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#record" title="3.217. record">$record</a> variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="forward-decode"></a>3.72. forward_decode</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
Controls the decoding of complex MIME messages into <code class="literal">text/plain</code> when
forwarding a message.  The message header is also RFC2047 decoded.
This variable is only used, if <a class="link" href="reference.html#mime-forward" title="3.144. mime_forward">$mime_forward</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>,
otherwise <a class="link" href="reference.html#mime-forward-decode" title="3.145. mime_forward_decode">$mime_forward_decode</a> is used instead.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="forward-decrypt"></a>3.73. forward_decrypt</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
Controls the handling of encrypted messages when forwarding a message.
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the outer layer of encryption is stripped off.  This
variable is only used if <a class="link" href="reference.html#mime-forward" title="3.144. mime_forward">$mime_forward</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> and
<a class="link" href="reference.html#mime-forward-decode" title="3.145. mime_forward_decode">$mime_forward_decode</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="forward-edit"></a>3.74. forward_edit</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
This quadoption controls whether or not the user is automatically
placed in the editor when forwarding messages.  For those who always want
to forward with no modification, use a setting of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">no</span>”</span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="forward-format"></a>3.75. forward_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">[%a: %s]</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This variable controls the default subject when forwarding a message.
It uses the same format sequences as the <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.116. index_format">$index_format</a> variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="forward-quote"></a>3.76. forward_quote</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, forwarded messages included in the main body of the
message (when <a class="link" href="reference.html#mime-forward" title="3.144. mime_forward">$mime_forward</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>) will be quoted using
<a class="link" href="reference.html#indent-string" title="3.115. indent_string">$indent_string</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="from"></a>3.77. from</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: e-mail address<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, this variable contains a default from address.  It
can be overridden using <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#my-hdr" title="15. User-Defined Headers">my_hdr</a></span>”</span> (including from a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#send-hook" title="19. Change Settings Based Upon Message Recipients">send-hook</a></span>”</span>) and
<a class="link" href="reference.html#reverse-name" title="3.225. reverse_name">$reverse_name</a>.  This variable is ignored if <a class="link" href="reference.html#use-from" title="3.313. use_from">$use_from</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>.
</p><p>
This setting defaults to the contents of the environment variable <code class="literal">$EMAIL</code>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="gecos-mask"></a>3.78. gecos_mask</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: regular expression<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">^[^,]*</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
A regular expression used by mutt to parse the GECOS field of a password
entry when expanding the alias.  The default value
will return the string up to the first <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">,</span>”</span> encountered.
If the GECOS field contains a string like <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">lastname, firstname</span>”</span> then you
should set it to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">.*</code></span>”</span>.
</p><p>
This can be useful if you see the following behavior: you address an e-mail
to user ID <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">stevef</span>”</span> whose full name is <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Steve Franklin</span>”</span>.  If mutt expands
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">stevef</span>”</span> to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">"Franklin" stevef@foo.bar</span>”</span> then you should set the <a class="link" href="reference.html#gecos-mask" title="3.78. gecos_mask">$gecos_mask</a> to
a regular expression that will match the whole name so mutt will expand
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Franklin</span>”</span> to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Franklin, Steve</span>”</span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hdrs"></a>3.79. hdrs</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, the header fields normally added by the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#my-hdr" title="15. User-Defined Headers">my_hdr</a></span>”</span>
command are not created.  This variable <span class="emphasis"><em>must</em></span> be unset before
composing a new message or replying in order to take effect.  If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>,
the user defined header fields are added to every new message.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="header"></a>3.80. header</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, this variable causes Mutt to include the header
of the message you are replying to into the edit buffer.
The <a class="link" href="reference.html#weed" title="3.319. weed">$weed</a> setting applies.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="header-cache"></a>3.81. header_cache</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This variable points to the header cache database.
If pointing to a directory Mutt will contain a header cache
database file per folder, if pointing to a file that file will
be a single global header cache. By default it is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> so no header
caching will be used.
</p><p>
Header caching can greatly improve speed when opening POP, IMAP
MH or Maildir folders, see <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#caching" title="7. Local Caching">caching</a></span>”</span> for details.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="header-cache-compress"></a>3.82. header_cache_compress</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When mutt is compiled with qdbm or tokyocabinet as header cache backend,
this option determines whether the database will be compressed.
Compression results in database files roughly being one fifth
of the usual diskspace, but the decompression can result in a
slower opening of cached folder(s) which in general is still
much faster than opening non header cached folders.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="header-cache-pagesize"></a>3.83. header_cache_pagesize</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">16384</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
When mutt is compiled with either gdbm or bdb4 as the header cache backend,
this option changes the database page size.  Too large or too small
values can waste space, memory, or CPU time. The default should be more
or less optimal for most use cases.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="help"></a>3.84. help</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, help lines describing the bindings for the major functions
provided by each menu are displayed on the first line of the screen.
</p><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> The binding will not be displayed correctly if the
function is bound to a sequence rather than a single keystroke.  Also,
the help line may not be updated if a binding is changed while Mutt is
running.  Since this variable is primarily aimed at new users, neither
of these should present a major problem.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hidden-host"></a>3.85. hidden_host</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will skip the host name part of <a class="link" href="reference.html#hostname" title="3.95. hostname">$hostname</a> variable
when adding the domain part to addresses.  This variable does not
affect the generation of Message-IDs, and it will not lead to the
cut-off of first-level domains.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hide-limited"></a>3.86. hide_limited</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will not show the presence of messages that are hidden
by limiting, in the thread tree.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hide-missing"></a>3.87. hide_missing</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will not show the presence of missing messages in the
thread tree.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hide-thread-subject"></a>3.88. hide_thread_subject</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will not show the subject of messages in the thread
tree that have the same subject as their parent or closest previously
displayed sibling.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hide-top-limited"></a>3.89. hide_top_limited</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will not show the presence of messages that are hidden
by limiting, at the top of threads in the thread tree.  Note that when
<a class="link" href="reference.html#hide-limited" title="3.86. hide_limited">$hide_limited</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, this option will have no effect.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hide-top-missing"></a>3.90. hide_top_missing</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will not show the presence of missing messages at the
top of threads in the thread tree.  Note that when <a class="link" href="reference.html#hide-missing" title="3.87. hide_missing">$hide_missing</a> is
<span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, this option will have no effect.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="history"></a>3.91. history</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 10</p></div><p>
This variable controls the size (in number of strings remembered) of
the string history buffer per category. The buffer is cleared each time the
variable is set.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="history-file"></a>3.92. history_file</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/.mutthistory</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
The file in which Mutt will save its history.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="honor-disposition"></a>3.93. honor_disposition</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will not display attachments with a
disposition of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">attachment</span>”</span> inline even if it could
render the part to plain text. These MIME parts can only
be viewed from the attachment menu.
</p><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will render all MIME parts it can
properly transform to plain text.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="honor-followup-to"></a>3.94. honor_followup_to</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
This variable controls whether or not a Mail-Followup-To header is
honored when group-replying to a message.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hostname"></a>3.95. hostname</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Specifies the fully-qualified hostname of the system mutt is running on
containing the host's name and the DNS domain it belongs to. It is used
as the domain part (after <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">@</span>”</span>) for local email addresses as well as
Message-Id headers.
</p><p>
Its value is determined at startup as follows: If the node's name
as returned by the <code class="literal">uname(3)</code> function contains the hostname and the
domain, these are used to construct <a class="link" href="reference.html#hostname" title="3.95. hostname">$hostname</a>. If there is no
domain part returned, Mutt will look for a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">domain</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">search</span>”</span>
line in <code class="literal">/etc/resolv.conf</code> to determine the domain. Optionally, Mutt
can be compiled with a fixed domain name in which case a detected
one is not used.
</p><p>
Also see <a class="link" href="reference.html#use-domain" title="3.311. use_domain">$use_domain</a> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#hidden-host" title="3.85. hidden_host">$hidden_host</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ignore-linear-white-space"></a>3.96. ignore_linear_white_space</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
This option replaces linear-white-space between encoded-word
and text to a single space to prevent the display of MIME-encoded
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Subject:</span>”</span> field from being divided into multiple lines.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ignore-list-reply-to"></a>3.97. ignore_list_reply_to</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
Affects the behavior of the <code class="literal">&lt;reply&gt;</code> function when replying to
messages from mailing lists (as defined by the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#subscribe">subscribe</a></span>”</span> or
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#lists" title="12. Mailing Lists">lists</a></span>”</span> commands).  When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, if the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Reply-To:</span>”</span> field is
set to the same value as the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">To:</span>”</span> field, Mutt assumes that the
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Reply-To:</span>”</span> field was set by the mailing list to automate responses
to the list, and will ignore this field.  To direct a response to the
mailing list when this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, use the <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="gettingstarted.html#list-reply">&lt;list-reply&gt;</a></code>
function; <code class="literal">&lt;group-reply&gt;</code> will reply to both the sender and the
list.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-authenticators"></a>3.98. imap_authenticators</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This is a colon-delimited list of authentication methods mutt may
attempt to use to log in to an IMAP server, in the order mutt should
try them.  Authentication methods are either <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">login</span>”</span> or the right
side of an IMAP <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">AUTH=xxx</span>”</span> capability string, e.g. <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">digest-md5</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">gssapi</span>”</span>
or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">cram-md5</span>”</span>. This option is case-insensitive. If it's
<span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> (the default) mutt will try all available methods,
in order from most-secure to least-secure.
</p><p>
Example:

</p><pre class="screen">
set imap_authenticators="gssapi:cram-md5:login"
</pre><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> Mutt will only fall back to other authentication methods if
the previous methods are unavailable. If a method is available but
authentication fails, mutt will not connect to the IMAP server.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-check-subscribed"></a>3.99. imap_check_subscribed</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will fetch the set of subscribed folders from
your server on connection, and add them to the set of mailboxes
it polls for new mail just as if you had issued individual <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mailboxes" title="14. Monitoring Incoming Mail">mailboxes</a></span>”</span>
commands.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-delim-chars"></a>3.100. imap_delim_chars</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">/.</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This contains the list of characters which you would like to treat
as folder separators for displaying IMAP paths. In particular it
helps in using the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">=</span>”</span> shortcut for your <span class="emphasis"><em>folder</em></span> variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-headers"></a>3.101. imap_headers</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Mutt requests these header fields in addition to the default headers
(<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Date:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">From:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Subject:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">To:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Cc:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Message-Id:</span>”</span>,
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">References:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Content-Type:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Content-Description:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">In-Reply-To:</span>”</span>,
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Reply-To:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Lines:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">List-Post:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-Label:</span>”</span>) from IMAP
servers before displaying the index menu. You may want to add more
headers for spam detection.
</p><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> This is a space separated list, items should be uppercase
and not contain the colon, e.g. <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-BOGOSITY X-SPAM-STATUS</span>”</span> for the
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-Bogosity:</span>”</span> and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-Spam-Status:</span>”</span> header fields.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-idle"></a>3.102. imap_idle</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will attempt to use the IMAP IDLE extension
to check for new mail in the current mailbox. Some servers
(dovecot was the inspiration for this option) react badly
to mutt's implementation. If your connection seems to freeze
up periodically, try unsetting this.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-keepalive"></a>3.103. imap_keepalive</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 300</p></div><p>
This variable specifies the maximum amount of time in seconds that mutt
will wait before polling open IMAP connections, to prevent the server
from closing them before mutt has finished with them. The default is
well within the RFC-specified minimum amount of time (30 minutes) before
a server is allowed to do this, but in practice the RFC does get
violated every now and then. Reduce this number if you find yourself
getting disconnected from your IMAP server due to inactivity.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-list-subscribed"></a>3.104. imap_list_subscribed</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
This variable configures whether IMAP folder browsing will look for
only subscribed folders or all folders.  This can be toggled in the
IMAP browser with the <code class="literal">&lt;toggle-subscribed&gt;</code> function.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-login"></a>3.105. imap_login</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Your login name on the IMAP server.
</p><p>
This variable defaults to the value of <a class="link" href="reference.html#imap-user" title="3.111. imap_user">$imap_user</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-pass"></a>3.106. imap_pass</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Specifies the password for your IMAP account.  If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will
prompt you for your password when you invoke the <code class="literal">&lt;imap-fetch-mail&gt;</code> function
or try to open an IMAP folder.
</p><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Warning</strong></span>: you should only use this option when you are on a
fairly secure machine, because the superuser can read your muttrc even
if you are the only one who can read the file.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-passive"></a>3.107. imap_passive</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will not open new IMAP connections to check for new
mail.  Mutt will only check for new mail over existing IMAP
connections.  This is useful if you don't want to be prompted to
user/password pairs on mutt invocation, or if opening the connection
is slow.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-peek"></a>3.108. imap_peek</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will avoid implicitly marking your mail as read whenever
you fetch a message from the server. This is generally a good thing,
but can make closing an IMAP folder somewhat slower. This option
exists to appease speed freaks.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-pipeline-depth"></a>3.109. imap_pipeline_depth</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 15</p></div><p>
Controls the number of IMAP commands that may be queued up before they
are sent to the server. A deeper pipeline reduces the amount of time
mutt must wait for the server, and can make IMAP servers feel much
more responsive. But not all servers correctly handle pipelined commands,
so if you have problems you might want to try setting this variable to 0.
</p><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> Changes to this variable have no effect on open connections.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-servernoise"></a>3.110. imap_servernoise</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will display warning messages from the IMAP
server as error messages. Since these messages are often
harmless, or generated due to configuration problems on the
server which are out of the users' hands, you may wish to suppress
them at some point.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-user"></a>3.111. imap_user</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
The name of the user whose mail you intend to access on the IMAP
server.
</p><p>
This variable defaults to your user name on the local machine.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="implicit-autoview"></a>3.112. implicit_autoview</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If set to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">yes</span>”</span>, mutt will look for a mailcap entry with the
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">copiousoutput</code></span>”</span> flag set for <span class="emphasis"><em>every</em></span> MIME attachment it doesn't have
an internal viewer defined for.  If such an entry is found, mutt will
use the viewer defined in that entry to convert the body part to text
form.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="include"></a>3.113. include</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: ask-yes</p></div><p>
Controls whether or not a copy of the message(s) you are replying to
is included in your reply.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="include-onlyfirst"></a>3.114. include_onlyfirst</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
Controls whether or not Mutt includes only the first attachment
of the message you are replying.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="indent-string"></a>3.115. indent_string</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">&gt; </code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Specifies the string to prepend to each line of text quoted in a
message to which you are replying.  You are strongly encouraged not to
change this value, as it tends to agitate the more fanatical netizens.
</p><p>
The value of this option is ignored if <a class="link" href="reference.html#text-flowed" title="3.297. text_flowed">$text_flowed</a> is set, too because
the quoting mechanism is strictly defined for format=flowed.
</p><p>
This option is a format string, please see the description of
<a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.116. index_format">$index_format</a> for supported <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-style sequences.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="index-format"></a>3.116. index_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%4C %Z %{%b %d} %-15.15L (%?l?%4l&amp;%4c?) %s</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This variable allows you to customize the message index display to
your personal taste.
</p><p>
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Format strings</span>”</span> are similar to the strings used in the C
function <code class="literal">printf(3)</code> to format output (see the man page for more details).
The following sequences are defined in Mutt:

</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%a </td><td>address of the author
</td></tr><tr><td>%A </td><td>reply-to address (if present; otherwise: address of author)
</td></tr><tr><td>%b </td><td>filename of the original message folder (think mailbox)
</td></tr><tr><td>%B </td><td>the list to which the letter was sent, or else the folder name (%b).
</td></tr><tr><td>%c </td><td>number of characters (bytes) in the message
</td></tr><tr><td>%C </td><td>current message number
</td></tr><tr><td>%d </td><td>date and time of the message in the format specified by
<a class="link" href="reference.html#date-format" title="3.49. date_format">$date_format</a> converted to sender's time zone
</td></tr><tr><td>%D </td><td>date and time of the message in the format specified by
<a class="link" href="reference.html#date-format" title="3.49. date_format">$date_format</a> converted to the local time zone
</td></tr><tr><td>%e </td><td>current message number in thread
</td></tr><tr><td>%E </td><td>number of messages in current thread
</td></tr><tr><td>%f </td><td>sender (address + real name), either From: or Return-Path:
</td></tr><tr><td>%F </td><td>author name, or recipient name if the message is from you
</td></tr><tr><td>%H </td><td>spam attribute(s) of this message
</td></tr><tr><td>%i </td><td>message-id of the current message
</td></tr><tr><td>%l </td><td>number of lines in the message (does not work with maildir,
mh, and possibly IMAP folders)
</td></tr><tr><td>%L </td><td>If an address in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">To:</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Cc:</span>”</span> header field matches an address
defined by the users <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#subscribe">subscribe</a></span>”</span> command, this displays
"To &lt;list-name&gt;", otherwise the same as %F.
</td></tr><tr><td>%m </td><td>total number of message in the mailbox
</td></tr><tr><td>%M </td><td>number of hidden messages if the thread is collapsed.
</td></tr><tr><td>%N </td><td>message score
</td></tr><tr><td>%n </td><td>author's real name (or address if missing)
</td></tr><tr><td>%O </td><td>original save folder where mutt would formerly have
stashed the message: list name or recipient name
if not sent to a list
</td></tr><tr><td>%P </td><td>progress indicator for the built-in pager (how much of the file has been displayed)
</td></tr><tr><td>%s </td><td>subject of the message
</td></tr><tr><td>%S </td><td>status of the message (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">N</span>”</span>/<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">D</span>”</span>/<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">d</span>”</span>/<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">!</span>”</span>/<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">r</span>”</span>/*)
</td></tr><tr><td>%t </td><td><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">To:</span>”</span> field (recipients)
</td></tr><tr><td>%T </td><td>the appropriate character from the <a class="link" href="reference.html#to-chars" title="3.304. to_chars">$to_chars</a> string
</td></tr><tr><td>%u </td><td>user (login) name of the author
</td></tr><tr><td>%v </td><td>first name of the author, or the recipient if the message is from you
</td></tr><tr><td>%X </td><td>number of attachments
(please see the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#attachments" title="6. Attachment Searching and Counting">attachments</a></span>”</span> section for possible speed effects)
</td></tr><tr><td>%y </td><td><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-Label:</span>”</span> field, if present
</td></tr><tr><td>%Y </td><td><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-Label:</span>”</span> field, if present, and <span class="emphasis"><em>(1)</em></span> not at part of a thread tree,
<span class="emphasis"><em>(2)</em></span> at the top of a thread, or <span class="emphasis"><em>(3)</em></span> <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-Label:</span>”</span> is different from
preceding message's <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-Label:</span>”</span>.
</td></tr><tr><td>%Z </td><td>message status flags
</td></tr><tr><td>%{fmt} </td><td>the date and time of the message is converted to sender's
time zone, and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">fmt</span>”</span> is expanded by the library function
<code class="literal">strftime(3)</code>; a leading bang disables locales
</td></tr><tr><td>%[fmt] </td><td>the date and time of the message is converted to the local
time zone, and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">fmt</span>”</span> is expanded by the library function
<code class="literal">strftime(3)</code>; a leading bang disables locales
</td></tr><tr><td>%(fmt) </td><td>the local date and time when the message was received.
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">fmt</span>”</span> is expanded by the library function <code class="literal">strftime(3)</code>;
a leading bang disables locales
</td></tr><tr><td>%&lt;fmt&gt; </td><td>the current local time. <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">fmt</span>”</span> is expanded by the library
function <code class="literal">strftime(3)</code>; a leading bang disables locales.
</td></tr><tr><td>%&gt;X    </td><td>right justify the rest of the string and pad with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span>
</td></tr><tr><td>%|X    </td><td>pad to the end of the line with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span>
</td></tr><tr><td>%*X    </td><td>soft-fill with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> as pad
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Soft-fill</span>”</span> deserves some explanation: Normal right-justification
will print everything to the left of the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%&gt;</span>”</span>, displaying padding and
whatever lies to the right only if there's room. By contrast,
soft-fill gives priority to the right-hand side, guaranteeing space
to display it and showing padding only if there's still room. If
necessary, soft-fill will eat text leftwards to make room for
rightward text.
</p><p>
Note that these expandos are supported in
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#save-hook" title="16. Specify Default Save Mailbox">save-hook</a></span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#fcc-hook" title="17. Specify Default Fcc: Mailbox When Composing">fcc-hook</a></span>”</span> and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#fcc-save-hook" title="18. Specify Default Save Filename and Default Fcc: Mailbox at Once">fcc-save-hook</a></span>”</span>, too.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ispell"></a>3.117. ispell</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">ispell</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
How to invoke ispell (GNU's spell-checking software).
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="keep-flagged"></a>3.118. keep_flagged</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, read messages marked as flagged will not be moved
from your spool mailbox to your <a class="link" href="reference.html#mbox" title="3.130. mbox">$mbox</a> mailbox, or as a result of
a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mbox-hook" title="13. Using Multiple Spool Mailboxes">mbox-hook</a></span>”</span> command.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="locale"></a>3.119. locale</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">C</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
The locale used by <code class="literal">strftime(3)</code> to format dates. Legal values are
the strings your system accepts for the locale environment variable <code class="literal">$LC_TIME</code>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mail-check"></a>3.120. mail_check</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 5</p></div><p>
This variable configures how often (in seconds) mutt should look for
new mail. Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#timeout" title="3.302. timeout">$timeout</a> variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mail-check-recent"></a>3.121. mail_check_recent</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will only notify you about new mail that has been received
since the last time you opened the mailbox.  When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will notify you
if any new mail exists in the mailbox, regardless of whether you have visited it
recently.
</p><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="reference.html#mark-old" title="3.127. mark_old">$mark_old</a></em></span> is set, Mutt does not consider the mailbox to contain new
mail if only old messages exist.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mailcap-path"></a>3.122. mailcap_path</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This variable specifies which files to consult when attempting to
display MIME bodies not directly supported by Mutt.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mailcap-sanitize"></a>3.123. mailcap_sanitize</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will restrict possible characters in mailcap % expandos
to a well-defined set of safe characters.  This is the safe setting,
but we are not sure it doesn't break some more advanced MIME stuff.
</p><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>DON'T CHANGE THIS SETTING UNLESS YOU ARE REALLY SURE WHAT YOU ARE
DOING!</strong></span>
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="maildir-header-cache-verify"></a>3.124. maildir_header_cache_verify</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
Check for Maildir unaware programs other than mutt having modified maildir
files when the header cache is in use.  This incurs one <code class="literal">stat(2)</code> per
message every time the folder is opened (which can be very slow for NFS
folders).
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="maildir-trash"></a>3.125. maildir_trash</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, messages marked as deleted will be saved with the maildir
trashed flag instead of unlinked.  <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> this only applies
to maildir-style mailboxes.  Setting it will have no effect on other
mailbox types.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="maildir-check-cur"></a>3.126. maildir_check_cur</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will poll both the new and cur directories of
a maildir folder for new messages.  This might be useful if other
programs interacting with the folder (e.g. dovecot) are moving new
messages to the cur directory.  Note that setting this option may
slow down polling for new messages in large folders, since mutt has
to scan all cur messages.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mark-old"></a>3.127. mark_old</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
Controls whether or not mutt marks <span class="emphasis"><em>new</em></span> <span class="bold"><strong>unread</strong></span>
messages as <span class="emphasis"><em>old</em></span> if you exit a mailbox without reading them.
With this option <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the next time you start mutt, the messages
will show up with an <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">O</span>”</span> next to them in the index menu,
indicating that they are old.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="markers"></a>3.128. markers</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
Controls the display of wrapped lines in the internal pager. If set, a
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">+</span>”</span> marker is displayed at the beginning of wrapped lines.
</p><p>
Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smart-wrap" title="3.246. smart_wrap">$smart_wrap</a> variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mask"></a>3.129. mask</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: regular expression<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">!^\.[^.]</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
A regular expression used in the file browser, optionally preceded by
the <span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> operator <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">!</span>”</span>.  Only files whose names match this mask
will be shown. The match is always case-sensitive.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mbox"></a>3.130. mbox</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/mbox</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This specifies the folder into which read mail in your <a class="link" href="reference.html#spoolfile" title="3.277. spoolfile">$spoolfile</a>
folder will be appended.
</p><p>
Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#move" title="3.149. move">$move</a> variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mbox-type"></a>3.131. mbox_type</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: folder magic<br />
Default: mbox</p></div><p>
The default mailbox type used when creating new folders. May be any of
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">mbox</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">MMDF</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">MH</span>”</span> and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Maildir</span>”</span>. This is overridden by the
<code class="literal">-m</code> command-line option.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="menu-context"></a>3.132. menu_context</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 0</p></div><p>
This variable controls the number of lines of context that are given
when scrolling through menus. (Similar to <a class="link" href="reference.html#pager-context" title="3.153. pager_context">$pager_context</a>.)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="menu-move-off"></a>3.133. menu_move_off</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, the bottom entry of menus will never scroll up past
the bottom of the screen, unless there are less entries than lines.
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the bottom entry may move off the bottom.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="menu-scroll"></a>3.134. menu_scroll</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, menus will be scrolled up or down one line when you
attempt to move across a screen boundary.  If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, the screen
is cleared and the next or previous page of the menu is displayed
(useful for slow links to avoid many redraws).
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="message-cache-clean"></a>3.135. message_cache_clean</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will clean out obsolete entries from the message cache when
the mailbox is synchronized. You probably only want to set it
every once in a while, since it can be a little slow
(especially for large folders).
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="message-cachedir"></a>3.136. message_cachedir</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Set this to a directory and mutt will cache copies of messages from
your IMAP and POP servers here. You are free to remove entries at any
time.
</p><p>
When setting this variable to a directory, mutt needs to fetch every
remote message only once and can perform regular expression searches
as fast as for local folders.
</p><p>
Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#message-cache-clean" title="3.135. message_cache_clean">$message_cache_clean</a> variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="message-format"></a>3.137. message_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%s</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This is the string displayed in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">attachment</span>”</span> menu for
attachments of type <code class="literal">message/rfc822</code>.  For a full listing of defined
<code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences see the section on <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.116. index_format">$index_format</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="meta-key"></a>3.138. meta_key</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, forces Mutt to interpret keystrokes with the high bit (bit 8)
set as if the user had pressed the Esc key and whatever key remains
after having the high bit removed.  For example, if the key pressed
has an ASCII value of <code class="literal">0xf8</code>, then this is treated as if the user had
pressed Esc then <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">x</span>”</span>.  This is because the result of removing the
high bit from <code class="literal">0xf8</code> is <code class="literal">0x78</code>, which is the ASCII character
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">x</span>”</span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="metoo"></a>3.139. metoo</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will remove your address (see the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">alternates</a></span>”</span>
command) from the list of recipients when replying to a message.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mh-purge"></a>3.140. mh_purge</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, mutt will mimic mh's behavior and rename deleted messages
to <span class="emphasis"><em>,&lt;old file name&gt;</em></span> in mh folders instead of really deleting
them. This leaves the message on disk but makes programs reading the folder
ignore it. If the variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the message files will simply be
deleted.
</p><p>
This option is similar to <a class="link" href="reference.html#maildir-trash" title="3.125. maildir_trash">$maildir_trash</a> for Maildir folders.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mh-seq-flagged"></a>3.141. mh_seq_flagged</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">flagged</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
The name of the MH sequence used for flagged messages.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mh-seq-replied"></a>3.142. mh_seq_replied</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">replied</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
The name of the MH sequence used to tag replied messages.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mh-seq-unseen"></a>3.143. mh_seq_unseen</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">unseen</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
The name of the MH sequence used for unseen messages.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mime-forward"></a>3.144. mime_forward</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the message you are forwarding will be attached as a
separate <code class="literal">message/rfc822</code> MIME part instead of included in the main body of the
message.  This is useful for forwarding MIME messages so the receiver
can properly view the message as it was delivered to you. If you like
to switch between MIME and not MIME from mail to mail, set this
variable to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">ask-no</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">ask-yes</span>”</span>.
</p><p>
Also see <a class="link" href="reference.html#forward-decode" title="3.72. forward_decode">$forward_decode</a> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#mime-forward-decode" title="3.145. mime_forward_decode">$mime_forward_decode</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mime-forward-decode"></a>3.145. mime_forward_decode</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
Controls the decoding of complex MIME messages into <code class="literal">text/plain</code> when
forwarding a message while <a class="link" href="reference.html#mime-forward" title="3.144. mime_forward">$mime_forward</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>. Otherwise
<a class="link" href="reference.html#forward-decode" title="3.72. forward_decode">$forward_decode</a> is used instead.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mime-forward-rest"></a>3.146. mime_forward_rest</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When forwarding multiple attachments of a MIME message from the attachment
menu, attachments which cannot be decoded in a reasonable manner will
be attached to the newly composed message if this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mix-entry-format"></a>3.147. mix_entry_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%4n %c %-16s %a</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This variable describes the format of a remailer line on the mixmaster
chain selection screen.  The following <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences are
supported:

</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%n </td><td>The running number on the menu.
</td></tr><tr><td>%c </td><td>Remailer capabilities.
</td></tr><tr><td>%s </td><td>The remailer's short name.
</td></tr><tr><td>%a </td><td>The remailer's e-mail address.
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mixmaster"></a>3.148. mixmaster</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">mixmaster</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This variable contains the path to the Mixmaster binary on your
system.  It is used with various sets of parameters to gather the
list of known remailers, and to finally send a message through the
mixmaster chain.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="move"></a>3.149. move</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
Controls whether or not Mutt will move read messages
from your spool mailbox to your <a class="link" href="reference.html#mbox" title="3.130. mbox">$mbox</a> mailbox, or as a result of
a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mbox-hook" title="13. Using Multiple Spool Mailboxes">mbox-hook</a></span>”</span> command.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="narrow-tree"></a>3.150. narrow_tree</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
This variable, when <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, makes the thread tree narrower, allowing
deeper threads to fit on the screen.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="net-inc"></a>3.151. net_inc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 10</p></div><p>
Operations that expect to transfer a large amount of data over the
network will update their progress every <a class="link" href="reference.html#net-inc" title="3.151. net_inc">$net_inc</a> kilobytes.
If set to 0, no progress messages will be displayed.
</p><p>
See also <a class="link" href="reference.html#read-inc" title="3.213. read_inc">$read_inc</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#write-inc" title="3.325. write_inc">$write_inc</a> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#net-inc" title="3.151. net_inc">$net_inc</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pager"></a>3.152. pager</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">builtin</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This variable specifies which pager you would like to use to view
messages. The value <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">builtin</span>”</span> means to use the built-in pager, otherwise this
variable should specify the pathname of the external pager you would
like to use.
</p><p>
Using an external pager may have some disadvantages: Additional
keystrokes are necessary because you can't call mutt functions
directly from the pager, and screen resizes cause lines longer than
the screen width to be badly formatted in the help menu.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pager-context"></a>3.153. pager_context</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 0</p></div><p>
This variable controls the number of lines of context that are given
when displaying the next or previous page in the internal pager.  By
default, Mutt will display the line after the last one on the screen
at the top of the next page (0 lines of context).
</p><p>
This variable also specifies the amount of context given for search
results. If positive, this many lines will be given before a match,
if 0, the match will be top-aligned.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pager-format"></a>3.154. pager_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">-%Z- %C/%m: %-20.20n   %s%*  -- (%P)</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This variable controls the format of the one-line message <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">status</span>”</span>
displayed before each message in either the internal or an external
pager.  The valid sequences are listed in the <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.116. index_format">$index_format</a>
section.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pager-index-lines"></a>3.155. pager_index_lines</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 0</p></div><p>
Determines the number of lines of a mini-index which is shown when in
the pager.  The current message, unless near the top or bottom of the
folder, will be roughly one third of the way down this mini-index,
giving the reader the context of a few messages before and after the
message.  This is useful, for example, to determine how many messages
remain to be read in the current thread.  One of the lines is reserved
for the status bar from the index, so a setting of 6
will only show 5 lines of the actual index.  A value of 0 results in
no index being shown.  If the number of messages in the current folder
is less than <a class="link" href="reference.html#pager-index-lines" title="3.155. pager_index_lines">$pager_index_lines</a>, then the index will only use as
many lines as it needs.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pager-stop"></a>3.156. pager_stop</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the internal-pager will <span class="bold"><strong>not</strong></span> move to the next message
when you are at the end of a message and invoke the <code class="literal">&lt;next-page&gt;</code>
function.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-auto-decode"></a>3.157. pgp_auto_decode</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will automatically attempt to decrypt traditional PGP
messages whenever the user performs an operation which ordinarily would
result in the contents of the message being operated on.  For example,
if the user displays a pgp-traditional message which has not been manually
checked with the <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="gettingstarted.html#check-traditional-pgp">&lt;check-traditional-pgp&gt;</a></code> function, mutt will automatically
check the message for traditional pgp.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-autoinline"></a>3.158. pgp_autoinline</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
This option controls whether Mutt generates old-style inline
(traditional) PGP encrypted or signed messages under certain
circumstances.  This can be overridden by use of the pgp menu,
when inline is not required.
</p><p>
Note that Mutt might automatically use PGP/MIME for messages
which consist of more than a single MIME part.  Mutt can be
configured to ask before sending PGP/MIME messages when inline
(traditional) would not work.
</p><p>
Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-mime-auto" title="3.174. pgp_mime_auto">$pgp_mime_auto</a> variable.
</p><p>
Also note that using the old-style PGP message format is <span class="bold"><strong>strongly</strong></span>
<span class="bold"><strong>deprecated</strong></span>.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-check-exit"></a>3.159. pgp_check_exit</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will check the exit code of the PGP subprocess when
signing or encrypting.  A non-zero exit code means that the
subprocess failed.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-clearsign-command"></a>3.160. pgp_clearsign_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This format is used to create an old-style <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">clearsigned</span>”</span> PGP
message.  Note that the use of this format is <span class="bold"><strong>strongly</strong></span>
<span class="bold"><strong>deprecated</strong></span>.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.161. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-decode-command"></a>3.161. pgp_decode_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This format strings specifies a command which is used to decode
application/pgp attachments.
</p><p>
The PGP command formats have their own set of <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences:

</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%p </td><td>Expands to PGPPASSFD=0 when a pass phrase is needed, to an empty
string otherwise. Note: This may be used with a %? construct.
</td></tr><tr><td>%f </td><td>Expands to the name of a file containing a message.
</td></tr><tr><td>%s </td><td>Expands to the name of a file containing the signature part
           of a <code class="literal">multipart/signed</code> attachment when verifying it.
</td></tr><tr><td>%a </td><td>The value of <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-sign-as" title="3.178. pgp_sign_as">$pgp_sign_as</a>.
</td></tr><tr><td>%r </td><td>One or more key IDs (or fingerprints if available).
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>
For examples on how to configure these formats for the various versions
of PGP which are floating around, see the pgp and gpg sample configuration files in
the <code class="literal">samples/</code> subdirectory which has been installed on your system
alongside the documentation.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-decrypt-command"></a>3.162. pgp_decrypt_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to decrypt a PGP encrypted message.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.161. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-encrypt-only-command"></a>3.163. pgp_encrypt_only_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to encrypt a body part without signing it.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.161. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-encrypt-sign-command"></a>3.164. pgp_encrypt_sign_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to both sign and encrypt a body part.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.161. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-entry-format"></a>3.165. pgp_entry_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%4n %t%f %4l/0x%k %-4a %2c %u</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This variable allows you to customize the PGP key selection menu to
your personal taste. This string is similar to <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.116. index_format">$index_format</a>, but
has its own set of <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences:

</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%n     </td><td>number
</td></tr><tr><td>%k     </td><td>key id
</td></tr><tr><td>%u     </td><td>user id
</td></tr><tr><td>%a     </td><td>algorithm
</td></tr><tr><td>%l     </td><td>key length
</td></tr><tr><td>%f     </td><td>flags
</td></tr><tr><td>%c     </td><td>capabilities
</td></tr><tr><td>%t     </td><td>trust/validity of the key-uid association
</td></tr><tr><td>%[&lt;s&gt;] </td><td>date of the key where &lt;s&gt; is an <code class="literal">strftime(3)</code> expression
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-export-command"></a>3.166. pgp_export_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to export a public key from the user's
key ring.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.161. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-getkeys-command"></a>3.167. pgp_getkeys_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is invoked whenever Mutt needs to fetch the public key associated with
an email address.  Of the sequences supported by <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.161. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a>, %r is
the only <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequence used with this format.  Note that
in this case, %r expands to the email address, not the public key ID (the key ID is
unknown, which is why Mutt is invoking this command).
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-good-sign"></a>3.168. pgp_good_sign</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: regular expression<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
If you assign a text to this variable, then a PGP signature is only
considered verified if the output from <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-verify-command" title="3.184. pgp_verify_command">$pgp_verify_command</a> contains
the text. Use this variable if the exit code from the command is 0
even for bad signatures.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-ignore-subkeys"></a>3.169. pgp_ignore_subkeys</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
Setting this variable will cause Mutt to ignore OpenPGP subkeys. Instead,
the principal key will inherit the subkeys' capabilities.  <span class="emphasis"><em>Unset</em></span> this
if you want to play interesting key selection games.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-import-command"></a>3.170. pgp_import_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to import a key from a message into
the user's public key ring.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.161. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-list-pubring-command"></a>3.171. pgp_list_pubring_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to list the public key ring's contents.  The
output format must be analogous to the one used by

</p><pre class="screen">
gpg --list-keys --with-colons --with-fingerprint
</pre><p>
This format is also generated by the <code class="literal">pgpring</code> utility which comes
with mutt.
</p><p>
Note: gpg's <code class="literal">fixed-list-mode</code> option should not be used.  It
produces a different date format which may result in mutt showing
incorrect key generation dates.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.161. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-list-secring-command"></a>3.172. pgp_list_secring_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to list the secret key ring's contents.  The
output format must be analogous to the one used by:

</p><pre class="screen">
gpg --list-keys --with-colons --with-fingerprint
</pre><p>
This format is also generated by the <code class="literal">pgpring</code> utility which comes
with mutt.
</p><p>
Note: gpg's <code class="literal">fixed-list-mode</code> option should not be used.  It
produces a different date format which may result in mutt showing
incorrect key generation dates.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.161. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-long-ids"></a>3.173. pgp_long_ids</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, use 64 bit PGP key IDs, if <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> use the normal 32 bit key IDs.
NOTE: Internally, Mutt has transitioned to using fingerprints (or long key IDs
as a fallback).  This option now only controls the display of key IDs
in the key selection menu and a few other places.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-mime-auto"></a>3.174. pgp_mime_auto</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: ask-yes</p></div><p>
This option controls whether Mutt will prompt you for
automatically sending a (signed/encrypted) message using
PGP/MIME when inline (traditional) fails (for any reason).
</p><p>
Also note that using the old-style PGP message format is <span class="bold"><strong>strongly</strong></span>
<span class="bold"><strong>deprecated</strong></span>.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-replyinline"></a>3.175. pgp_replyinline</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
Setting this variable will cause Mutt to always attempt to
create an inline (traditional) message when replying to a
message which is PGP encrypted/signed inline.  This can be
overridden by use of the pgp menu, when inline is not
required.  This option does not automatically detect if the
(replied-to) message is inline; instead it relies on Mutt
internals for previously checked/flagged messages.
</p><p>
Note that Mutt might automatically use PGP/MIME for messages
which consist of more than a single MIME part.  Mutt can be
configured to ask before sending PGP/MIME messages when inline
(traditional) would not work.
</p><p>
Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-mime-auto" title="3.174. pgp_mime_auto">$pgp_mime_auto</a> variable.
</p><p>
Also note that using the old-style PGP message format is <span class="bold"><strong>strongly</strong></span>
<span class="bold"><strong>deprecated</strong></span>.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-retainable-sigs"></a>3.176. pgp_retainable_sigs</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, signed and encrypted messages will consist of nested
<code class="literal">multipart/signed</code> and <code class="literal">multipart/encrypted</code> body parts.
</p><p>
This is useful for applications like encrypted and signed mailing
lists, where the outer layer (<code class="literal">multipart/encrypted</code>) can be easily
removed, while the inner <code class="literal">multipart/signed</code> part is retained.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-show-unusable"></a>3.177. pgp_show_unusable</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will display non-usable keys on the PGP key selection
menu.  This includes keys which have been revoked, have expired, or
have been marked as <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">disabled</span>”</span> by the user.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-sign-as"></a>3.178. pgp_sign_as</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
If you have more than one key pair, this option allows you to specify
which of your private keys to use.  It is recommended that you use the
keyid form to specify your key (e.g. <code class="literal">0x00112233</code>).
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-sign-command"></a>3.179. pgp_sign_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to create the detached PGP signature for a
<code class="literal">multipart/signed</code> PGP/MIME body part.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.161. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-sort-keys"></a>3.180. pgp_sort_keys</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: sort order<br />
Default: address</p></div><p>
Specifies how the entries in the pgp menu are sorted. The
following are legal values:

</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>address </td><td>sort alphabetically by user id
</td></tr><tr><td>keyid   </td><td>sort alphabetically by key id
</td></tr><tr><td>date    </td><td>sort by key creation date
</td></tr><tr><td>trust   </td><td>sort by the trust of the key
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>
If you prefer reverse order of the above values, prefix it with
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">reverse-</span>”</span>.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-strict-enc"></a>3.181. pgp_strict_enc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will automatically encode PGP/MIME signed messages as
quoted-printable.  Please note that unsetting this variable may
lead to problems with non-verifyable PGP signatures, so only change
this if you know what you are doing.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-timeout"></a>3.182. pgp_timeout</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 300</p></div><p>
The number of seconds after which a cached passphrase will expire if
not used.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-use-gpg-agent"></a>3.183. pgp_use_gpg_agent</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will use a possibly-running <code class="literal">gpg-agent(1)</code> process.
Note that as of version 2.1, GnuPG no longer exports GPG_AGENT_INFO, so
mutt no longer verifies if the agent is running.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-verify-command"></a>3.184. pgp_verify_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to verify PGP signatures.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.161. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-verify-key-command"></a>3.185. pgp_verify_key_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to verify key information from the key selection
menu.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.161. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(PGP only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pipe-decode"></a>3.186. pipe_decode</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
Used in connection with the <code class="literal">&lt;pipe-message&gt;</code> command.  When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>,
Mutt will pipe the messages without any preprocessing. When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt
will weed headers and will attempt to decode the messages
first.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pipe-sep"></a>3.187. pipe_sep</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">\n</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
The separator to add between messages when piping a list of tagged
messages to an external Unix command.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pipe-split"></a>3.188. pipe_split</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
Used in connection with the <code class="literal">&lt;pipe-message&gt;</code> function following
<code class="literal">&lt;tag-prefix&gt;</code>.  If this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, when piping a list of
tagged messages Mutt will concatenate the messages and will pipe them
all concatenated.  When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will pipe the messages one by one.
In both cases the messages are piped in the current sorted order,
and the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pipe-sep" title="3.187. pipe_sep">$pipe_sep</a> separator is added after each message.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-auth-try-all"></a>3.189. pop_auth_try_all</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will try all available authentication methods.
When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will only fall back to other authentication
methods if the previous methods are unavailable. If a method is
available but authentication fails, Mutt will not connect to the POP server.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-authenticators"></a>3.190. pop_authenticators</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This is a colon-delimited list of authentication methods mutt may
attempt to use to log in to an POP server, in the order mutt should
try them.  Authentication methods are either <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">user</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">apop</span>”</span> or any
SASL mechanism, e.g. <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">digest-md5</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">gssapi</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">cram-md5</span>”</span>.
This option is case-insensitive. If this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>
(the default) mutt will try all available methods, in order from
most-secure to least-secure.
</p><p>
Example:

</p><pre class="screen">
set pop_authenticators="digest-md5:apop:user"
</pre></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-checkinterval"></a>3.191. pop_checkinterval</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 60</p></div><p>
This variable configures how often (in seconds) mutt should look for
new mail in the currently selected mailbox if it is a POP mailbox.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-delete"></a>3.192. pop_delete</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: ask-no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will delete successfully downloaded messages from the POP
server when using the <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#fetch-mail">&lt;fetch-mail&gt;</a></code> function.  When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will
download messages but also leave them on the POP server.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-host"></a>3.193. pop_host</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
The name of your POP server for the <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#fetch-mail">&lt;fetch-mail&gt;</a></code> function.  You
can also specify an alternative port, username and password, i.e.:

</p><pre class="screen">
[pop[s]://][username[:password]@]popserver[:port]
</pre><p>
where <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">[...]</span>”</span> denotes an optional part.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-last"></a>3.194. pop_last</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will try to use the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">LAST</code></span>”</span> POP command
for retrieving only unread messages from the POP server when using
the <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#fetch-mail">&lt;fetch-mail&gt;</a></code> function.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-pass"></a>3.195. pop_pass</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Specifies the password for your POP account.  If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will
prompt you for your password when you open a POP mailbox.
</p><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Warning</strong></span>: you should only use this option when you are on a
fairly secure machine, because the superuser can read your muttrc
even if you are the only one who can read the file.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-reconnect"></a>3.196. pop_reconnect</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: ask-yes</p></div><p>
Controls whether or not Mutt will try to reconnect to the POP server if
the connection is lost.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-user"></a>3.197. pop_user</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Your login name on the POP server.
</p><p>
This variable defaults to your user name on the local machine.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="post-indent-string"></a>3.198. post_indent_string</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Similar to the <a class="link" href="reference.html#attribution" title="3.16. attribution">$attribution</a> variable, Mutt will append this
string after the inclusion of a message which is being replied to.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="postpone"></a>3.199. postpone</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: ask-yes</p></div><p>
Controls whether or not messages are saved in the <a class="link" href="reference.html#postponed" title="3.200. postponed">$postponed</a>
mailbox when you elect not to send immediately.
</p><p>
Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#recall" title="3.216. recall">$recall</a> variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="postponed"></a>3.200. postponed</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/postponed</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Mutt allows you to indefinitely <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="reference.html#postpone" title="3.199. postpone">postpone</a> sending a message</span>”</span> which
you are editing.  When you choose to postpone a message, Mutt saves it
in the mailbox specified by this variable.
</p><p>
Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#postpone" title="3.199. postpone">$postpone</a> variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="postpone-encrypt"></a>3.201. postpone_encrypt</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, postponed messages that are marked for encryption will be
encrypted using the key in <a class="link" href="reference.html#postpone-encrypt-as" title="3.202. postpone_encrypt_as">$postpone_encrypt_as</a> before saving.
(Crypto only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="postpone-encrypt-as"></a>3.202. postpone_encrypt_as</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This is the key used to encrypt postponed messages.  It should be in
keyid or fingerprint form (e.g. 0x00112233 for PGP or the
hash-value that OpenSSL generates for S/MIME).
(Crypto only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="preconnect"></a>3.203. preconnect</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, a shell command to be executed if mutt fails to establish
a connection to the server. This is useful for setting up secure
connections, e.g. with <code class="literal">ssh(1)</code>. If the command returns a  nonzero
status, mutt gives up opening the server. Example:

</p><pre class="screen">
set preconnect="ssh -f -q -L 1234:mailhost.net:143 mailhost.net \
sleep 20 &lt; /dev/null &gt; /dev/null"
</pre><p>
Mailbox <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">foo</span>”</span> on <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">mailhost.net</span>”</span> can now be reached
as <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">{localhost:1234}foo</span>”</span>.
</p><p>
Note: For this example to work, you must be able to log in to the
remote machine without having to enter a password.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="print"></a>3.204. print</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: ask-no</p></div><p>
Controls whether or not Mutt really prints messages.
This is set to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">ask-no</span>”</span> by default, because some people
accidentally hit <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">p</span>”</span> often.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="print-command"></a>3.205. print_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">lpr</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This specifies the command pipe that should be used to print messages.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="print-decode"></a>3.206. print_decode</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
Used in connection with the <code class="literal">&lt;print-message&gt;</code> command.  If this
option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the message is decoded before it is passed to the
external command specified by <a class="link" href="reference.html#print-command" title="3.205. print_command">$print_command</a>.  If this option
is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, no processing will be applied to the message when
printing it.  The latter setting may be useful if you are using
some advanced printer filter which is able to properly format
e-mail messages for printing.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="print-split"></a>3.207. print_split</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
Used in connection with the <code class="literal">&lt;print-message&gt;</code> command.  If this option
is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the command specified by <a class="link" href="reference.html#print-command" title="3.205. print_command">$print_command</a> is executed once for
each message which is to be printed.  If this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>,
the command specified by <a class="link" href="reference.html#print-command" title="3.205. print_command">$print_command</a> is executed only once, and
all the messages are concatenated, with a form feed as the message
separator.
</p><p>
Those who use the <code class="literal">enscript</code>(1) program's mail-printing mode will
most likely want to <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> this option.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="prompt-after"></a>3.208. prompt_after</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If you use an <span class="emphasis"><em>external</em></span> <a class="link" href="reference.html#pager" title="3.152. pager">$pager</a>, setting this variable will
cause Mutt to prompt you for a command when the pager exits rather
than returning to the index menu.  If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will return to the
index menu when the external pager exits.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="query-command"></a>3.209. query_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This specifies the command Mutt will use to make external address
queries.  The string may contain a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%s</span>”</span>, which will be substituted
with the query string the user types.  Mutt will add quotes around the
string substituted for <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%s</span>”</span> automatically according to shell quoting
rules, so you should avoid adding your own.  If no <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%s</span>”</span> is found in
the string, Mutt will append the user's query to the end of the string.
See <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="advancedusage.html#query" title="6. External Address Queries">query</a></span>”</span> for more information.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="query-format"></a>3.210. query_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%4c %t %-25.25a %-25.25n %?e?(%e)?</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This variable describes the format of the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">query</span>”</span> menu. The
following <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-style sequences are understood:

</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%a  </td><td>destination address
</td></tr><tr><td>%c  </td><td>current entry number
</td></tr><tr><td>%e  </td><td>extra information *
</td></tr><tr><td>%n  </td><td>destination name
</td></tr><tr><td>%t  </td><td><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">*</span>”</span> if current entry is tagged, a space otherwise
</td></tr><tr><td>%&gt;X </td><td>right justify the rest of the string and pad with <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span>
</td></tr><tr><td>%|X </td><td>pad to the end of the line with <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span>
</td></tr><tr><td>%*X </td><td>soft-fill with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> as pad
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>
For an explanation of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">soft-fill</span>”</span>, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.116. index_format">$index_format</a> documentation.
</p><p>
* = can be optionally printed if nonzero, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#status-format" title="3.293. status_format">$status_format</a> documentation.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="quit"></a>3.211. quit</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
This variable controls whether <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">quit</span>”</span> and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">exit</span>”</span> actually quit
from mutt.  If this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, they do quit, if it is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, they
have no effect, and if it is set to <span class="emphasis"><em>ask-yes</em></span> or <span class="emphasis"><em>ask-no</em></span>, you are
prompted for confirmation when you try to quit.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="quote-regexp"></a>3.212. quote_regexp</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: regular expression<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">^([ \t]*[|&gt;:}#])+</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
A regular expression used in the internal pager to determine quoted
sections of text in the body of a message. Quoted text may be filtered
out using the <code class="literal">&lt;toggle-quoted&gt;</code> command, or colored according to the
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">color quoted</span>”</span> family of directives.
</p><p>
Higher levels of quoting may be colored differently (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">color quoted1</span>”</span>,
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">color quoted2</span>”</span>, etc.). The quoting level is determined by removing
the last character from the matched text and recursively reapplying
the regular expression until it fails to produce a match.
</p><p>
Match detection may be overridden by the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smileys" title="3.247. smileys">$smileys</a> regular expression.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="read-inc"></a>3.213. read_inc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 10</p></div><p>
If set to a value greater than 0, Mutt will display which message it
is currently on when reading a mailbox or when performing search actions
such as search and limit. The message is printed after
this many messages have been read or searched (e.g., if set to 25, Mutt will
print a message when it is at message 25, and then again when it gets
to message 50).  This variable is meant to indicate progress when
reading or searching large mailboxes which may take some time.
When set to 0, only a single message will appear before the reading
the mailbox.
</p><p>
Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#write-inc" title="3.325. write_inc">$write_inc</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#net-inc" title="3.151. net_inc">$net_inc</a> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#time-inc" title="3.301. time_inc">$time_inc</a> variables and the
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="tuning.html" title="Chapter 8. Performance Tuning">tuning</a></span>”</span> section of the manual for performance considerations.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="read-only"></a>3.214. read_only</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, all folders are opened in read-only mode.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="realname"></a>3.215. realname</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This variable specifies what <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">real</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">personal</span>”</span> name should be used
when sending messages.
</p><p>
By default, this is the GECOS field from <code class="literal">/etc/passwd</code>.  Note that this
variable will <span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> be used when the user has set a real name
in the <a class="link" href="reference.html#from" title="3.77. from">$from</a> variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="recall"></a>3.216. recall</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: ask-yes</p></div><p>
Controls whether or not Mutt recalls postponed messages
when composing a new message.
</p><p>
<span class="emphasis"><em>Setting</em></span> this variable to is not generally useful, and thus not
recommended.
</p><p>
Also see <a class="link" href="reference.html#postponed" title="3.200. postponed">$postponed</a> variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="record"></a>3.217. record</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/sent</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This specifies the file into which your outgoing messages should be
appended.  (This is meant as the primary method for saving a copy of
your messages, but another way to do this is using the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#my-hdr" title="15. User-Defined Headers">my_hdr</a></span>”</span>
command to create a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Bcc:</span>”</span> field with your email address in it.)
</p><p>
The value of <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="reference.html#record" title="3.217. record">$record</a></em></span> is overridden by the <a class="link" href="reference.html#force-name" title="3.71. force_name">$force_name</a> and
<a class="link" href="reference.html#save-name" title="3.231. save_name">$save_name</a> variables, and the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#fcc-hook" title="17. Specify Default Fcc: Mailbox When Composing">fcc-hook</a></span>”</span> command.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="reflow-text"></a>3.218. reflow_text</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will reformat paragraphs in text/plain
parts marked format=flowed.  If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will display paragraphs
unaltered from how they appear in the message body.  See RFC3676 for
details on the <span class="emphasis"><em>format=flowed</em></span> format.
</p><p>
Also see <a class="link" href="reference.html#reflow-wrap" title="3.219. reflow_wrap">$reflow_wrap</a>, and <a class="link" href="reference.html#wrap" title="3.320. wrap">$wrap</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="reflow-wrap"></a>3.219. reflow_wrap</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 78</p></div><p>
This variable controls the maximum paragraph width when reformatting text/plain
parts when <a class="link" href="reference.html#reflow-text" title="3.218. reflow_text">$reflow_text</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>.  When the value is 0, paragraphs will
be wrapped at the terminal's right margin.  A positive value sets the
paragraph width relative to the left margin.  A negative value set the
paragraph width relative to the right margin.
</p><p>
Also see <a class="link" href="reference.html#wrap" title="3.320. wrap">$wrap</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="reply-regexp"></a>3.220. reply_regexp</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: regular expression<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">^(re([\[0-9\]+])*|aw):[ \t]*</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
A regular expression used to recognize reply messages when threading
and replying. The default value corresponds to the English "Re:" and
the German "Aw:".
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="reply-self"></a>3.221. reply_self</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> and you are replying to a message sent by you, Mutt will
assume that you want to reply to the recipients of that message rather
than to yourself.
</p><p>
Also see the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">alternates</a></span>”</span> command.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="reply-to"></a>3.222. reply_to</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: ask-yes</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, when replying to a message, Mutt will use the address listed
in the Reply-to: header as the recipient of the reply.  If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>,
it will use the address in the From: header field instead.  This
option is useful for reading a mailing list that sets the Reply-To:
header field to the list address and you want to send a private
message to the author of a message.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="resolve"></a>3.223. resolve</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the cursor will be automatically advanced to the next
(possibly undeleted) message whenever a command that modifies the
current message is executed.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="reverse-alias"></a>3.224. reverse_alias</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
This variable controls whether or not Mutt will display the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">personal</span>”</span>
name from your aliases in the index menu if it finds an alias that
matches the message's sender.  For example, if you have the following
alias:

</p><pre class="screen">
alias juser abd30425@somewhere.net (Joe User)
</pre><p>
and then you receive mail which contains the following header:

</p><pre class="screen">
From: abd30425@somewhere.net
</pre><p>
It would be displayed in the index menu as <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Joe User</span>”</span> instead of
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">abd30425@somewhere.net.</span>”</span>  This is useful when the person's e-mail
address is not human friendly.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="reverse-name"></a>3.225. reverse_name</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
It may sometimes arrive that you receive mail to a certain machine,
move the messages to another machine, and reply to some the messages
from there.  If this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the default <span class="emphasis"><em>From:</em></span> line of
the reply messages is built using the address where you received the
messages you are replying to <span class="bold"><strong>if</strong></span> that address matches your
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">alternates</a></span>”</span>.  If the variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, or the address that would be
used doesn't match your <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">alternates</a></span>”</span>, the <span class="emphasis"><em>From:</em></span> line will use
your address on the current machine.
</p><p>
Also see the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">alternates</a></span>”</span> command.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="reverse-realname"></a>3.226. reverse_realname</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
This variable fine-tunes the behavior of the <a class="link" href="reference.html#reverse-name" title="3.225. reverse_name">$reverse_name</a> feature.
When it is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will use the address from incoming messages as-is,
possibly including eventual real names.  When it is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, mutt will
override any such real names with the setting of the <a class="link" href="reference.html#realname" title="3.215. realname">$realname</a> variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="rfc2047-parameters"></a>3.227. rfc2047_parameters</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will decode RFC2047-encoded MIME
parameters. You want to set this variable when mutt suggests you
to save attachments to files named like:

</p><pre class="screen">
=?iso-8859-1?Q?file=5F=E4=5F991116=2Ezip?=
</pre><p>
When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> interactively, the change won't be
active until you change folders.
</p><p>
Note that this use of RFC2047's encoding is explicitly
prohibited by the standard, but nevertheless encountered in the
wild.
</p><p>
Also note that setting this parameter will <span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> have the effect
that mutt <span class="emphasis"><em>generates</em></span> this kind of encoding.  Instead, mutt will
unconditionally use the encoding specified in RFC2231.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="save-address"></a>3.228. save_address</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will take the sender's full address when choosing a
default folder for saving a mail. If <a class="link" href="reference.html#save-name" title="3.231. save_name">$save_name</a> or <a class="link" href="reference.html#force-name" title="3.71. force_name">$force_name</a>
is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> too, the selection of the Fcc folder will be changed as well.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="save-empty"></a>3.229. save_empty</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, mailboxes which contain no saved messages will be removed
when closed (the exception is <a class="link" href="reference.html#spoolfile" title="3.277. spoolfile">$spoolfile</a> which is never removed).
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mailboxes are never removed.
</p><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> This only applies to mbox and MMDF folders, Mutt does not
delete MH and Maildir directories.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="save-history"></a>3.230. save_history</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 0</p></div><p>
This variable controls the size of the history (per category) saved in the
<a class="link" href="reference.html#history-file" title="3.92. history_file">$history_file</a> file.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="save-name"></a>3.231. save_name</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
This variable controls how copies of outgoing messages are saved.
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, a check is made to see if a mailbox specified by the
recipient address exists (this is done by searching for a mailbox in
the <a class="link" href="reference.html#folder" title="3.68. folder">$folder</a> directory with the <span class="emphasis"><em>username</em></span> part of the
recipient address).  If the mailbox exists, the outgoing message will
be saved to that mailbox, otherwise the message is saved to the
<a class="link" href="reference.html#record" title="3.217. record">$record</a> mailbox.
</p><p>
Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#force-name" title="3.71. force_name">$force_name</a> variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="score"></a>3.232. score</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, scoring is turned off.  This can
be useful to selectively disable scoring for certain folders when the
<a class="link" href="reference.html#score-threshold-delete" title="3.233. score_threshold_delete">$score_threshold_delete</a> variable and related are used.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="score-threshold-delete"></a>3.233. score_threshold_delete</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: -1</p></div><p>
Messages which have been assigned a score equal to or lower than the value
of this variable are automatically marked for deletion by mutt.  Since
mutt scores are always greater than or equal to zero, the default setting
of this variable will never mark a message for deletion.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="score-threshold-flag"></a>3.234. score_threshold_flag</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 9999</p></div><p>
Messages which have been assigned a score greater than or equal to this
variable's value are automatically marked "flagged".
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="score-threshold-read"></a>3.235. score_threshold_read</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: -1</p></div><p>
Messages which have been assigned a score equal to or lower than the value
of this variable are automatically marked as read by mutt.  Since
mutt scores are always greater than or equal to zero, the default setting
of this variable will never mark a message read.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="search-context"></a>3.236. search_context</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 0</p></div><p>
For the pager, this variable specifies the number of lines shown
before search results. By default, search results will be top-aligned.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="send-charset"></a>3.237. send_charset</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">us-ascii:iso-8859-1:utf-8</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
A colon-delimited list of character sets for outgoing messages. Mutt will use the
first character set into which the text can be converted exactly.
If your <a class="link" href="reference.html#charset" title="3.25. charset">$charset</a> is not <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">iso-8859-1</span>”</span> and recipients may not
understand <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">UTF-8</span>”</span>, it is advisable to include in the list an
appropriate widely used standard character set (such as
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">iso-8859-2</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">koi8-r</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">iso-2022-jp</span>”</span>) either instead of or after
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">iso-8859-1</span>”</span>.
</p><p>
In case the text cannot be converted into one of these exactly,
mutt uses <a class="link" href="reference.html#charset" title="3.25. charset">$charset</a> as a fallback.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sendmail"></a>3.238. sendmail</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">/usr/sbin/sendmail -oem -oi</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Specifies the program and arguments used to deliver mail sent by Mutt.
Mutt expects that the specified program interprets additional
arguments as recipient addresses.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sendmail-wait"></a>3.239. sendmail_wait</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 0</p></div><p>
Specifies the number of seconds to wait for the <a class="link" href="reference.html#sendmail" title="3.238. sendmail">$sendmail</a> process
to finish before giving up and putting delivery in the background.
</p><p>
Mutt interprets the value of this variable as follows:

</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>&gt;0 </td><td>number of seconds to wait for sendmail to finish before continuing
</td></tr><tr><td>0  </td><td>wait forever for sendmail to finish
</td></tr><tr><td>&lt;0 </td><td>always put sendmail in the background without waiting
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>
Note that if you specify a value other than 0, the output of the child
process will be put in a temporary file.  If there is some error, you
will be informed as to where to find the output.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="shell"></a>3.240. shell</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Command to use when spawning a subshell.  By default, the user's login
shell from <code class="literal">/etc/passwd</code> is used.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sig-dashes"></a>3.241. sig_dashes</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, a line containing <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">-- </span>”</span> (note the trailing space) will be inserted before your
<a class="link" href="reference.html#signature" title="3.243. signature">$signature</a>.  It is <span class="bold"><strong>strongly</strong></span> recommended that you not <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>
this variable unless your signature contains just your name.  The
reason for this is because many software packages use <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">-- \n</span>”</span> to
detect your signature.  For example, Mutt has the ability to highlight
the signature in a different color in the built-in pager.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sig-on-top"></a>3.242. sig_on_top</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the signature will be included before any quoted or forwarded
text.  It is <span class="bold"><strong>strongly</strong></span> recommended that you do not set this variable
unless you really know what you are doing, and are prepared to take
some heat from netiquette guardians.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="signature"></a>3.243. signature</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/.signature</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Specifies the filename of your signature, which is appended to all
outgoing messages.   If the filename ends with a pipe (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">|</span>”</span>), it is
assumed that filename is a shell command and input should be read from
its standard output.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="simple-search"></a>3.244. simple_search</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~f %s | ~s %s</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Specifies how Mutt should expand a simple search into a real search
pattern.  A simple search is one that does not contain any of the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">~</span>”</span> pattern
operators.  See <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="advancedusage.html#patterns" title="3. Patterns: Searching, Limiting and Tagging">patterns</a></span>”</span> for more information on search patterns.
</p><p>
For example, if you simply type <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">joe</span>”</span> at a search or limit prompt, Mutt
will automatically expand it to the value specified by this variable by
replacing <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%s</span>”</span> with the supplied string.
For the default value, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">joe</span>”</span> would be expanded to: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">~f joe | ~s joe</span>”</span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sleep-time"></a>3.245. sleep_time</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 1</p></div><p>
Specifies time, in seconds, to pause while displaying certain informational
messages, while moving from folder to folder and after expunging
messages from the current folder.  The default is to pause one second, so
a value of zero for this option suppresses the pause.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smart-wrap"></a>3.246. smart_wrap</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
Controls the display of lines longer than the screen width in the
internal pager. If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, long lines are wrapped at a word boundary.  If
<span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, lines are simply wrapped at the screen edge. Also see the
<a class="link" href="reference.html#markers" title="3.128. markers">$markers</a> variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smileys"></a>3.247. smileys</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: regular expression<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">(&gt;From )|(:[-^]?[][)(&gt;&lt;}{|/DP])</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
The <span class="emphasis"><em>pager</em></span> uses this variable to catch some common false
positives of <a class="link" href="reference.html#quote-regexp" title="3.212. quote_regexp">$quote_regexp</a>, most notably smileys and not consider
a line quoted text if it also matches <a class="link" href="reference.html#smileys" title="3.247. smileys">$smileys</a>. This mostly
happens at the beginning of a line.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-ask-cert-label"></a>3.248. smime_ask_cert_label</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
This flag controls whether you want to be asked to enter a label
for a certificate about to be added to the database or not. It is
<span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> by default.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-ca-location"></a>3.249. smime_ca_location</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This variable contains the name of either a directory, or a file which
contains trusted certificates for use with OpenSSL.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-certificates"></a>3.250. smime_certificates</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Since for S/MIME there is no pubring/secring as with PGP, mutt has to handle
storage and retrieval of keys by itself. This is very basic right
now, and keys and certificates are stored in two different
directories, both named as the hash-value retrieved from
OpenSSL. There is an index file which contains mailbox-address
keyid pairs, and which can be manually edited. This option points to
the location of the certificates.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-decrypt-command"></a>3.251. smime_decrypt_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This format string specifies a command which is used to decrypt
<code class="literal">application/x-pkcs7-mime</code> attachments.
</p><p>
The OpenSSL command formats have their own set of <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences
similar to PGP's:

</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%f </td><td>Expands to the name of a file containing a message.
</td></tr><tr><td>%s </td><td>Expands to the name of a file containing the signature part
           of a <code class="literal">multipart/signed</code> attachment when verifying it.
</td></tr><tr><td>%k </td><td>The key-pair specified with <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-default-key" title="3.253. smime_default_key">$smime_default_key</a>
</td></tr><tr><td>%c </td><td>One or more certificate IDs.
</td></tr><tr><td>%a </td><td>The algorithm used for encryption.
</td></tr><tr><td>%C </td><td>CA location:  Depending on whether <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-ca-location" title="3.249. smime_ca_location">$smime_ca_location</a>
           points to a directory or file, this expands to
           <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">-CApath <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-ca-location" title="3.249. smime_ca_location">$smime_ca_location</a></span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">-CAfile <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-ca-location" title="3.249. smime_ca_location">$smime_ca_location</a></span>”</span>.
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>
For examples on how to configure these formats, see the <code class="literal">smime.rc</code> in
the <code class="literal">samples/</code> subdirectory which has been installed on your system
alongside the documentation.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-decrypt-use-default-key"></a>3.252. smime_decrypt_use_default_key</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> (default) this tells mutt to use the default key for decryption. Otherwise,
if managing multiple certificate-key-pairs, mutt will try to use the mailbox-address
to determine the key to use. It will ask you to supply a key, if it can't find one.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-default-key"></a>3.253. smime_default_key</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This is the default key-pair to use for signing. This must be set to the
keyid (the hash-value that OpenSSL generates) to work properly
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-encrypt-command"></a>3.254. smime_encrypt_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to create encrypted S/MIME messages.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.251. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-encrypt-with"></a>3.255. smime_encrypt_with</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">aes256</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This sets the algorithm that should be used for encryption.
Valid choices are <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">aes128</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">aes192</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">aes256</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">des</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">des3</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">rc2-40</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">rc2-64</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">rc2-128</span>”</span>.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-get-cert-command"></a>3.256. smime_get_cert_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to extract X509 certificates from a PKCS7 structure.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.251. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-get-cert-email-command"></a>3.257. smime_get_cert_email_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to extract the mail address(es) used for storing
X509 certificates, and for verification purposes (to check whether the
certificate was issued for the sender's mailbox).
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.251. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-get-signer-cert-command"></a>3.258. smime_get_signer_cert_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to extract only the signers X509 certificate from a S/MIME
signature, so that the certificate's owner may get compared to the
email's <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">From:</span>”</span> field.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.251. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-import-cert-command"></a>3.259. smime_import_cert_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to import a certificate via smime_keys.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.251. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-is-default"></a>3.260. smime_is_default</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
The default behavior of mutt is to use PGP on all auto-sign/encryption
operations. To override and to use OpenSSL instead this must be <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>.
However, this has no effect while replying, since mutt will automatically
select the same application that was used to sign/encrypt the original
message.  (Note that this variable can be overridden by unsetting <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-autosmime" title="3.39. crypt_autosmime">$crypt_autosmime</a>.)
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-keys"></a>3.261. smime_keys</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Since for S/MIME there is no pubring/secring as with PGP, mutt has to handle
storage and retrieval of keys/certs by itself. This is very basic right now,
and stores keys and certificates in two different directories, both
named as the hash-value retrieved from OpenSSL. There is an index file
which contains mailbox-address keyid pair, and which can be manually
edited. This option points to the location of the private keys.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-pk7out-command"></a>3.262. smime_pk7out_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to extract PKCS7 structures of S/MIME signatures,
in order to extract the public X509 certificate(s).
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.251. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-sign-command"></a>3.263. smime_sign_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to created S/MIME signatures of type
<code class="literal">multipart/signed</code>, which can be read by all mail clients.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.251. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-sign-opaque-command"></a>3.264. smime_sign_opaque_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to created S/MIME signatures of type
<code class="literal">application/x-pkcs7-signature</code>, which can only be handled by mail
clients supporting the S/MIME extension.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.251. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-timeout"></a>3.265. smime_timeout</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 300</p></div><p>
The number of seconds after which a cached passphrase will expire if
not used.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-verify-command"></a>3.266. smime_verify_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to verify S/MIME signatures of type <code class="literal">multipart/signed</code>.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.251. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-verify-opaque-command"></a>3.267. smime_verify_opaque_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This command is used to verify S/MIME signatures of type
<code class="literal">application/x-pkcs7-mime</code>.
</p><p>
This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.251. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for
possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences.
(S/MIME only)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smtp-authenticators"></a>3.268. smtp_authenticators</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This is a colon-delimited list of authentication methods mutt may
attempt to use to log in to an SMTP server, in the order mutt should
try them.  Authentication methods are any SASL mechanism, e.g.
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">digest-md5</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">gssapi</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">cram-md5</span>”</span>.
This option is case-insensitive. If it is <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">unset</span>”</span>
(the default) mutt will try all available methods, in order from
most-secure to least-secure.
</p><p>
Example:

</p><pre class="screen">
set smtp_authenticators="digest-md5:cram-md5"
</pre></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smtp-pass"></a>3.269. smtp_pass</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Specifies the password for your SMTP account.  If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will
prompt you for your password when you first send mail via SMTP.
See <a class="link" href="reference.html#smtp-url" title="3.270. smtp_url">$smtp_url</a> to configure mutt to send mail via SMTP.
</p><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Warning</strong></span>: you should only use this option when you are on a
fairly secure machine, because the superuser can read your muttrc even
if you are the only one who can read the file.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smtp-url"></a>3.270. smtp_url</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Defines the SMTP smarthost where sent messages should relayed for
delivery. This should take the form of an SMTP URL, e.g.:

</p><pre class="screen">
smtp[s]://[user[:pass]@]host[:port]
</pre><p>
where <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">[...]</span>”</span> denotes an optional part.
Setting this variable overrides the value of the <a class="link" href="reference.html#sendmail" title="3.238. sendmail">$sendmail</a>
variable.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sort"></a>3.271. sort</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: sort order<br />
Default: date</p></div><p>
Specifies how to sort messages in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">index</span>”</span> menu.  Valid values
are:

</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>date or date-sent
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>date-received
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>from
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>mailbox-order (unsorted)
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>score
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>size
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>spam
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>subject
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>threads
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>to
</p></li></ul></div><p>
You may optionally use the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">reverse-</span>”</span> prefix to specify reverse sorting
order (example: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">set sort=reverse-date-sent</code></span>”</span>).
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sort-alias"></a>3.272. sort_alias</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: sort order<br />
Default: alias</p></div><p>
Specifies how the entries in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">alias</span>”</span> menu are sorted.  The
following are legal values:

</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>address (sort alphabetically by email address)
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>alias (sort alphabetically by alias name)
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>unsorted (leave in order specified in .muttrc)
</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sort-aux"></a>3.273. sort_aux</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: sort order<br />
Default: date</p></div><p>
When sorting by threads, this variable controls how threads are sorted
in relation to other threads, and how the branches of the thread trees
are sorted.  This can be set to any value that <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort" title="3.271. sort">$sort</a> can, except
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">threads</span>”</span> (in that case, mutt will just use <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">date-sent</span>”</span>).  You can also
specify the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">last-</span>”</span> prefix in addition to the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">reverse-</span>”</span> prefix, but <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">last-</span>”</span>
must come after <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">reverse-</span>”</span>.  The <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">last-</span>”</span> prefix causes messages to be
sorted against its siblings by which has the last descendant, using
the rest of <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort-aux" title="3.273. sort_aux">$sort_aux</a> as an ordering.  For instance,

</p><pre class="screen">
set sort_aux=last-date-received
</pre><p>
would mean that if a new message is received in a
thread, that thread becomes the last one displayed (or the first, if
you have <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">set sort=reverse-threads</code></span>”</span>.)
</p><p>
Note: For reversed <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort" title="3.271. sort">$sort</a>
order <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort-aux" title="3.273. sort_aux">$sort_aux</a> is reversed again (which is not the right thing to do,
but kept to not break any existing configuration setting).
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sort-browser"></a>3.274. sort_browser</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: sort order<br />
Default: alpha</p></div><p>
Specifies how to sort entries in the file browser.  By default, the
entries are sorted alphabetically.  Valid values:

</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>alpha (alphabetically)
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>date
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>size
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>unsorted
</p></li></ul></div><p>
You may optionally use the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">reverse-</span>”</span> prefix to specify reverse sorting
order (example: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">set sort_browser=reverse-date</code></span>”</span>).
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sort-re"></a>3.275. sort_re</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
This variable is only useful when sorting by threads with
<a class="link" href="reference.html#strict-threads" title="3.295. strict_threads">$strict_threads</a> <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>.  In that case, it changes the heuristic
mutt uses to thread messages by subject.  With <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort-re" title="3.275. sort_re">$sort_re</a> <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will
only attach a message as the child of another message by subject if
the subject of the child message starts with a substring matching the
setting of <a class="link" href="reference.html#reply-regexp" title="3.220. reply_regexp">$reply_regexp</a>.  With <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort-re" title="3.275. sort_re">$sort_re</a> <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, mutt will attach
the message whether or not this is the case, as long as the
non-<a class="link" href="reference.html#reply-regexp" title="3.220. reply_regexp">$reply_regexp</a> parts of both messages are identical.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="spam-separator"></a>3.276. spam_separator</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">,</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
This variable controls what happens when multiple spam headers
are matched: if <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, each successive header will overwrite any
previous matches value for the spam label. If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, each successive
match will append to the previous, using this variable's value as a
separator.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="spoolfile"></a>3.277. spoolfile</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
If your spool mailbox is in a non-default place where Mutt cannot find
it, you can specify its location with this variable.  Mutt will
initially set this variable to the value of the environment
variable <code class="literal">$MAIL</code> or <code class="literal">$MAILDIR</code> if either is defined.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-ca-certificates-file"></a>3.278. ssl_ca_certificates_file</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This variable specifies a file containing trusted CA certificates.
Any server certificate that is signed with one of these CA
certificates is also automatically accepted.
</p><p>
Example:

</p><pre class="screen">
set ssl_ca_certificates_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
</pre></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-client-cert"></a>3.279. ssl_client_cert</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
The file containing a client certificate and its associated private
key.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-force-tls"></a>3.280. ssl_force_tls</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will require that all connections
to remote servers be encrypted. Furthermore it will attempt to
negotiate TLS even if the server does not advertise the capability,
since it would otherwise have to abort the connection anyway. This
option supersedes <a class="link" href="reference.html#ssl-starttls" title="3.282. ssl_starttls">$ssl_starttls</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-min-dh-prime-bits"></a>3.281. ssl_min_dh_prime_bits</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 0</p></div><p>
This variable specifies the minimum acceptable prime size (in bits)
for use in any Diffie-Hellman key exchange. A value of 0 will use
the default from the GNUTLS library.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-starttls"></a>3.282. ssl_starttls</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> (the default), mutt will attempt to use <code class="literal">STARTTLS</code> on servers
advertising the capability. When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, mutt will not attempt to
use <code class="literal">STARTTLS</code> regardless of the server's capabilities.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-use-sslv2"></a>3.283. ssl_use_sslv2</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
This variable specifies whether to attempt to use SSLv2 in the
SSL authentication process. Note that SSLv2 and SSLv3 are now
considered fundamentally insecure and are no longer recommended.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-use-sslv3"></a>3.284. ssl_use_sslv3</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
This variable specifies whether to attempt to use SSLv3 in the
SSL authentication process. Note that SSLv2 and SSLv3 are now
considered fundamentally insecure and are no longer recommended.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-use-tlsv1"></a>3.285. ssl_use_tlsv1</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
This variable specifies whether to attempt to use TLSv1.0 in the
SSL authentication process.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-use-tlsv1-1"></a>3.286. ssl_use_tlsv1_1</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
This variable specifies whether to attempt to use TLSv1.1 in the
SSL authentication process.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-use-tlsv1-2"></a>3.287. ssl_use_tlsv1_2</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
This variable specifies whether to attempt to use TLSv1.2 in the
SSL authentication process.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-usesystemcerts"></a>3.288. ssl_usesystemcerts</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If set to <span class="emphasis"><em>yes</em></span>, mutt will use CA certificates in the
system-wide certificate store when checking if a server certificate
is signed by a trusted CA.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-verify-dates"></a>3.289. ssl_verify_dates</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> (the default), mutt will not automatically accept a server
certificate that is either not yet valid or already expired. You should
only unset this for particular known hosts, using the
<code class="literal"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#account-hook" title="6. Managing Multiple Accounts">&lt;account-hook&gt;</a></code> function.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-verify-host"></a>3.290. ssl_verify_host</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> (the default), mutt will not automatically accept a server
certificate whose host name does not match the host used in your folder
URL. You should only unset this for particular known hosts, using
the <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#account-hook" title="6. Managing Multiple Accounts">&lt;account-hook&gt;</a></code> function.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-ciphers"></a>3.291. ssl_ciphers</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Contains a colon-seperated list of ciphers to use when using SSL.
For OpenSSL, see ciphers(1) for the syntax of the string.
</p><p>
For GnuTLS, this option will be used in place of "NORMAL" at the
start of the priority string.  See gnutls_priority_init(3) for the
syntax and more details. (Note: GnuTLS version 2.1.7 or higher is
required.)
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="status-chars"></a>3.292. status_chars</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">-*%A</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Controls the characters used by the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%r</span>”</span> indicator in
<a class="link" href="reference.html#status-format" title="3.293. status_format">$status_format</a>. The first character is used when the mailbox is
unchanged. The second is used when the mailbox has been changed, and
it needs to be resynchronized. The third is used if the mailbox is in
read-only mode, or if the mailbox will not be written when exiting
that mailbox (You can toggle whether to write changes to a mailbox
with the <code class="literal">&lt;toggle-write&gt;</code> operation, bound by default to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%</span>”</span>). The fourth
is used to indicate that the current folder has been opened in attach-
message mode (Certain operations like composing a new mail, replying,
forwarding, etc. are not permitted in this mode).
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="status-format"></a>3.293. status_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">-%r-Mutt: %f [Msgs:%?M?%M/?%m%?n? New:%n?%?o? Old:%o?%?d? Del:%d?%?F? Flag:%F?%?t? Tag:%t?%?p? Post:%p?%?b? Inc:%b?%?l? %l?]---(%s/%S)-%&gt;-(%P)---</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Controls the format of the status line displayed in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">index</span>”</span>
menu.  This string is similar to <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.116. index_format">$index_format</a>, but has its own
set of <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences:

</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%b  </td><td>number of mailboxes with new mail *
</td></tr><tr><td>%d  </td><td>number of deleted messages *
</td></tr><tr><td>%f  </td><td>the full pathname of the current mailbox
</td></tr><tr><td>%F  </td><td>number of flagged messages *
</td></tr><tr><td>%h  </td><td>local hostname
</td></tr><tr><td>%l  </td><td>size (in bytes) of the current mailbox *
</td></tr><tr><td>%L  </td><td>size (in bytes) of the messages shown
(i.e., which match the current limit) *
</td></tr><tr><td>%m  </td><td>the number of messages in the mailbox *
</td></tr><tr><td>%M  </td><td>the number of messages shown (i.e., which match the current limit) *
</td></tr><tr><td>%n  </td><td>number of new messages in the mailbox *
</td></tr><tr><td>%o  </td><td>number of old unread messages *
</td></tr><tr><td>%p  </td><td>number of postponed messages *
</td></tr><tr><td>%P  </td><td>percentage of the way through the index
</td></tr><tr><td>%r  </td><td>modified/read-only/won't-write/attach-message indicator,
according to <a class="link" href="reference.html#status-chars" title="3.292. status_chars">$status_chars</a>
</td></tr><tr><td>%s  </td><td>current sorting mode (<a class="link" href="reference.html#sort" title="3.271. sort">$sort</a>)
</td></tr><tr><td>%S  </td><td>current aux sorting method (<a class="link" href="reference.html#sort-aux" title="3.273. sort_aux">$sort_aux</a>)
</td></tr><tr><td>%t  </td><td>number of tagged messages *
</td></tr><tr><td>%u  </td><td>number of unread messages *
</td></tr><tr><td>%v  </td><td>Mutt version string
</td></tr><tr><td>%V  </td><td>currently active limit pattern, if any *
</td></tr><tr><td>%&gt;X </td><td>right justify the rest of the string and pad with <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span>
</td></tr><tr><td>%|X </td><td>pad to the end of the line with <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span>
</td></tr><tr><td>%*X </td><td>soft-fill with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> as pad
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>
For an explanation of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">soft-fill</span>”</span>, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.116. index_format">$index_format</a> documentation.
</p><p>
* = can be optionally printed if nonzero
</p><p>
Some of the above sequences can be used to optionally print a string
if their value is nonzero.  For example, you may only want to see the
number of flagged messages if such messages exist, since zero is not
particularly meaningful.  To optionally print a string based upon one
of the above sequences, the following construct is used:
</p><p>
<code class="literal">%?&lt;sequence_char&gt;?&lt;optional_string&gt;?</code>
</p><p>
where <span class="emphasis"><em>sequence_char</em></span> is a character from the table above, and
<span class="emphasis"><em>optional_string</em></span> is the string you would like printed if
<span class="emphasis"><em>sequence_char</em></span> is nonzero.  <span class="emphasis"><em>optional_string</em></span> <span class="bold"><strong>may</strong></span> contain
other sequences as well as normal text, but you may <span class="bold"><strong>not</strong></span> nest
optional strings.
</p><p>
Here is an example illustrating how to optionally print the number of
new messages in a mailbox:
</p><p>
<code class="literal">%?n?%n new messages.?</code>
</p><p>
You can also switch between two strings using the following construct:
</p><p>
<code class="literal">%?&lt;sequence_char&gt;?&lt;if_string&gt;&amp;&lt;else_string&gt;?</code>
</p><p>
If the value of <span class="emphasis"><em>sequence_char</em></span> is non-zero, <span class="emphasis"><em>if_string</em></span> will
be expanded, otherwise <span class="emphasis"><em>else_string</em></span> will be expanded.
</p><p>
You can force the result of any <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequence to be lowercase
by prefixing the sequence character with an underscore (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">_</span>”</span>) sign.
For example, if you want to display the local hostname in lowercase,
you would use: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%_h</code></span>”</span>.
</p><p>
If you prefix the sequence character with a colon (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">:</span>”</span>) character, mutt
will replace any dots in the expansion by underscores. This might be helpful
with IMAP folders that don't like dots in folder names.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="status-on-top"></a>3.294. status_on_top</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
Setting this variable causes the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">status bar</span>”</span> to be displayed on
the first line of the screen rather than near the bottom. If <a class="link" href="reference.html#help" title="3.84. help">$help</a>
is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, too it'll be placed at the bottom.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="strict-threads"></a>3.295. strict_threads</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, threading will only make use of the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">In-Reply-To</span>”</span> and
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">References:</span>”</span> fields when you <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort" title="3.271. sort">$sort</a> by message threads.  By
default, messages with the same subject are grouped together in
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">pseudo threads.</span>”</span>. This may not always be desirable, such as in a
personal mailbox where you might have several unrelated messages with
the subjects like <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">hi</span>”</span> which will get grouped together. See also
<a class="link" href="reference.html#sort-re" title="3.275. sort_re">$sort_re</a> for a less drastic way of controlling this
behavior.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="suspend"></a>3.296. suspend</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, mutt won't stop when the user presses the terminal's
<span class="emphasis"><em>susp</em></span> key, usually <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">^Z</span>”</span>. This is useful if you run mutt
inside an xterm using a command like <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">xterm -e mutt</code></span>”</span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="text-flowed"></a>3.297. text_flowed</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will generate <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">format=flowed</span>”</span> bodies with a content type
of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">text/plain; format=flowed</code></span>”</span>.
This format is easier to handle for some mailing software, and generally
just looks like ordinary text.  To actually make use of this format's
features, you'll need support in your editor.
</p><p>
Note that <a class="link" href="reference.html#indent-string" title="3.115. indent_string">$indent_string</a> is ignored when this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="thorough-search"></a>3.298. thorough_search</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
Affects the <code class="literal">~b</code> and <code class="literal">~h</code> search operations described in
section <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="advancedusage.html#patterns" title="3. Patterns: Searching, Limiting and Tagging">patterns</a></span>”</span>.  If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the headers and body/attachments of
messages to be searched are decoded before searching. If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>,
messages are searched as they appear in the folder.
</p><p>
Users searching attachments or for non-ASCII characters should <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>
this value because decoding also includes MIME parsing/decoding and possible
character set conversions. Otherwise mutt will attempt to match against the
raw message received (for example quoted-printable encoded or with encoded
headers) which may lead to incorrect search results.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="thread-received"></a>3.299. thread_received</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt uses the date received rather than the date sent
to thread messages by subject.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="tilde"></a>3.300. tilde</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the internal-pager will pad blank lines to the bottom of the
screen with a tilde (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">~</span>”</span>).
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="time-inc"></a>3.301. time_inc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 0</p></div><p>
Along with <a class="link" href="reference.html#read-inc" title="3.213. read_inc">$read_inc</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#write-inc" title="3.325. write_inc">$write_inc</a>, and <a class="link" href="reference.html#net-inc" title="3.151. net_inc">$net_inc</a>, this
variable controls the frequency with which progress updates are
displayed. It suppresses updates less than <a class="link" href="reference.html#time-inc" title="3.301. time_inc">$time_inc</a> milliseconds
apart. This can improve throughput on systems with slow terminals,
or when running mutt on a remote system.
</p><p>
Also see the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="tuning.html" title="Chapter 8. Performance Tuning">tuning</a></span>”</span> section of the manual for performance considerations.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="timeout"></a>3.302. timeout</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 600</p></div><p>
When Mutt is waiting for user input either idling in menus or
in an interactive prompt, Mutt would block until input is
present. Depending on the context, this would prevent certain
operations from working, like checking for new mail or keeping
an IMAP connection alive.
</p><p>
This variable controls how many seconds Mutt will at most wait
until it aborts waiting for input, performs these operations and
continues to wait for input.
</p><p>
A value of zero or less will cause Mutt to never time out.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="tmpdir"></a>3.303. tmpdir</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
This variable allows you to specify where Mutt will place its
temporary files needed for displaying and composing messages.  If
this variable is not set, the environment variable <code class="literal">$TMPDIR</code> is
used.  If <code class="literal">$TMPDIR</code> is not set then <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">/tmp</code></span>”</span> is used.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="to-chars"></a>3.304. to_chars</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal"> +TCFL</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Controls the character used to indicate mail addressed to you.  The
first character is the one used when the mail is <span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> addressed to your
address.  The second is used when you are the only
recipient of the message.  The third is when your address
appears in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">To:</span>”</span> header field, but you are not the only recipient of
the message.  The fourth character is used when your
address is specified in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Cc:</span>”</span> header field, but you are not the only
recipient.  The fifth character is used to indicate mail that was sent
by <span class="emphasis"><em>you</em></span>.  The sixth character is used to indicate when a mail
was sent to a mailing-list you subscribe to.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ts-icon-format"></a>3.305. ts_icon_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">M%?n?AIL&amp;ail?</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Controls the format of the icon title, as long as <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="reference.html#ts-enabled" title="3.306. ts_enabled">$ts_enabled</a></span>”</span> is set.
This string is identical in formatting to the one used by
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="reference.html#status-format" title="3.293. status_format">$status_format</a></span>”</span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ts-enabled"></a>3.306. ts_enabled</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
Controls whether mutt tries to set the terminal status line and icon name.
Most terminal emulators emulate the status line in the window title.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ts-status-format"></a>3.307. ts_status_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">Mutt with %?m?%m messages&amp;no messages?%?n? [%n NEW]?</code></span>”</span></p></div><p>
Controls the format of the terminal status line (or window title),
provided that <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="reference.html#ts-enabled" title="3.306. ts_enabled">$ts_enabled</a></span>”</span> has been set. This string is identical in
formatting to the one used by <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="reference.html#status-format" title="3.293. status_format">$status_format</a></span>”</span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="tunnel"></a>3.308. tunnel</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Setting this variable will cause mutt to open a pipe to a command
instead of a raw socket. You may be able to use this to set up
preauthenticated connections to your IMAP/POP3/SMTP server. Example:

</p><pre class="screen">
set tunnel="ssh -q mailhost.net /usr/local/libexec/imapd"
</pre><p>
Note: For this example to work you must be able to log in to the remote
machine without having to enter a password.
</p><p>
When set, Mutt uses the tunnel for all remote connections.
Please see <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#account-hook" title="6. Managing Multiple Accounts">account-hook</a></span>”</span> in the manual for how to use different
tunnel commands per connection.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="uncollapse-jump"></a>3.309. uncollapse_jump</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will jump to the next unread message, if any,
when the current thread is <span class="emphasis"><em>un</em></span>collapsed.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="use-8bitmime"></a>3.310. use_8bitmime</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Warning:</strong></span> do not set this variable unless you are using a version
of sendmail which supports the <code class="literal">-B8BITMIME</code> flag (such as sendmail
8.8.x) or you may not be able to send mail.
</p><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will invoke <a class="link" href="reference.html#sendmail" title="3.238. sendmail">$sendmail</a> with the <code class="literal">-B8BITMIME</code>
flag when sending 8-bit messages to enable ESMTP negotiation.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="use-domain"></a>3.311. use_domain</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will qualify all local addresses (ones without the
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">@host</span>”</span> portion) with the value of <a class="link" href="reference.html#hostname" title="3.95. hostname">$hostname</a>.  If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, no
addresses will be qualified.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="use-envelope-from"></a>3.312. use_envelope_from</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: no</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will set the <span class="emphasis"><em>envelope</em></span> sender of the message.
If <a class="link" href="reference.html#envelope-from-address" title="3.63. envelope_from_address">$envelope_from_address</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, it will be used as the sender
address. If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, mutt will attempt to derive the sender from the
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">From:</span>”</span> header.
</p><p>
Note that this information is passed to sendmail command using the
<code class="literal">-f</code> command line switch. Therefore setting this option is not useful
if the <a class="link" href="reference.html#sendmail" title="3.238. sendmail">$sendmail</a> variable already contains <code class="literal">-f</code> or if the
executable pointed to by <a class="link" href="reference.html#sendmail" title="3.238. sendmail">$sendmail</a> doesn't support the <code class="literal">-f</code> switch.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="use-from"></a>3.313. use_from</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will generate the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">From:</span>”</span> header field when
sending messages.  If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, no <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">From:</span>”</span> header field will be
generated unless the user explicitly sets one using the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#my-hdr" title="15. User-Defined Headers">my_hdr</a></span>”</span>
command.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="use-idn"></a>3.314. use_idn</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will show you international domain names decoded.
Note: You can use IDNs for addresses even if this is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>.
This variable only affects decoding.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="use-ipv6"></a>3.315. use_ipv6</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will look for IPv6 addresses of hosts it tries to
contact.  If this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will restrict itself to IPv4 addresses.
Normally, the default should work.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="user-agent"></a>3.316. user_agent</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will add a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">User-Agent:</span>”</span> header to outgoing
messages, indicating which version of mutt was used for composing
them.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="visual"></a>3.317. visual</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br />
Default: (empty)</p></div><p>
Specifies the visual editor to invoke when the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~v</code></span>”</span> command is
given in the built-in editor.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="wait-key"></a>3.318. wait_key</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
Controls whether Mutt will ask you to press a key after an external command
has been invoked by these functions: <code class="literal">&lt;shell-escape&gt;</code>,
<code class="literal">&lt;pipe-message&gt;</code>, <code class="literal">&lt;pipe-entry&gt;</code>, <code class="literal">&lt;print-message&gt;</code>,
and <code class="literal">&lt;print-entry&gt;</code> commands.
</p><p>
It is also used when viewing attachments with <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#auto-view" title="4. MIME Autoview">auto_view</a></span>”</span>, provided
that the corresponding mailcap entry has a <span class="emphasis"><em>needsterminal</em></span> flag,
and the external program is interactive.
</p><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will always ask for a key. When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will wait
for a key only if the external command returned a non-zero status.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="weed"></a>3.319. weed</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will weed headers when displaying, forwarding,
printing, or replying to messages.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="wrap"></a>3.320. wrap</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 0</p></div><p>
When set to a positive value, mutt will wrap text at <a class="link" href="reference.html#wrap" title="3.320. wrap">$wrap</a> characters.
When set to a negative value, mutt will wrap text so that there are <a class="link" href="reference.html#wrap" title="3.320. wrap">$wrap</a>
characters of empty space on the right side of the terminal. Setting it
to zero makes mutt wrap at the terminal width.
</p><p>
Also see <a class="link" href="reference.html#reflow-wrap" title="3.219. reflow_wrap">$reflow_wrap</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="wrap-headers"></a>3.321. wrap_headers</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 78</p></div><p>
This option specifies the number of characters to use for wrapping
an outgoing message's headers. Allowed values are between 78 and 998
inclusive.
</p><p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> This option usually shouldn't be changed. RFC5233
recommends a line length of 78 (the default), so <span class="bold"><strong>please only change
this setting when you know what you're doing</strong></span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="wrap-search"></a>3.322. wrap_search</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
Controls whether searches wrap around the end.
</p><p>
When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, searches will wrap around the first (or last) item. When
<span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, incremental searches will not wrap.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="wrapmargin"></a>3.323. wrapmargin</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 0</p></div><p>
(DEPRECATED) Equivalent to setting <a class="link" href="reference.html#wrap" title="3.320. wrap">$wrap</a> with a negative value.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="write-bcc"></a>3.324. write_bcc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br />
Default: yes</p></div><p>
Controls whether mutt writes out the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Bcc:</span>”</span> header when preparing
messages to be sent.  Exim users may wish to unset this. If mutt
is set to deliver directly via SMTP (see <a class="link" href="reference.html#smtp-url" title="3.270. smtp_url">$smtp_url</a>), this
option does nothing: mutt will never write out the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Bcc:</span>”</span> header
in this case.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="write-inc"></a>3.325. write_inc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br />
Default: 10</p></div><p>
When writing a mailbox, a message will be printed every
<a class="link" href="reference.html#write-inc" title="3.325. write_inc">$write_inc</a> messages to indicate progress.  If set to 0, only a
single message will be displayed before writing a mailbox.
</p><p>
Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#read-inc" title="3.213. read_inc">$read_inc</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#net-inc" title="3.151. net_inc">$net_inc</a> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#time-inc" title="3.301. time_inc">$time_inc</a> variables and the
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="tuning.html" title="Chapter 8. Performance Tuning">tuning</a></span>”</span> section of the manual for performance considerations.
</p></div></div><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="functions"></a>4. Functions</h2></div></div></div><p>
The following is the list of available functions listed by the mapping
in which they are available.  The default key setting is given, and an
explanation of what the function does.  The key bindings of these
functions can be changed with the <a class="link" href="configuration.html#bind" title="5. Changing the Default Key Bindings">bind</a>
command.
</p><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="generic-map"></a>4.1. Generic Menu</h3></div></div></div><p>
The <span class="emphasis"><em>generic</em></span> menu is not a real menu, but specifies common functions
(such as movement) available in all menus except for <span class="emphasis"><em>pager</em></span> and
<span class="emphasis"><em>editor</em></span>.  Changing settings for this menu will affect the default
bindings for all menus (except as noted).
</p><div class="table"><a id="tab-generic-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.2. Default Generic Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Generic Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;top-page&gt;</code></td><td>H</td><td>move to the top of the page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-entry&gt;</code></td><td>j</td><td>move to the next entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-entry&gt;</code></td><td>k</td><td>move to the previous entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;bottom-page&gt;</code></td><td>L</td><td>move to the bottom of the page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;refresh&gt;</code></td><td>^L</td><td>clear and redraw the screen</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;middle-page&gt;</code></td><td>M</td><td>move to the middle of the page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;search-next&gt;</code></td><td>n</td><td>search for next match</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;exit&gt;</code></td><td>q</td><td>exit this menu</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;tag-entry&gt;</code></td><td>t</td><td>tag the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-page&gt;</code></td><td>z</td><td>move to the next page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-page&gt;</code></td><td>Z</td><td>move to the previous page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;last-entry&gt;</code></td><td>*</td><td>move to the last entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;first-entry&gt;</code></td><td>=</td><td>move to the first entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;enter-command&gt;</code></td><td>:</td><td>enter a muttrc command</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-line&gt;</code></td><td>&gt;</td><td>scroll down one line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-line&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;</td><td>scroll up one line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;half-up&gt;</code></td><td>[</td><td>scroll up 1/2 page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;half-down&gt;</code></td><td>]</td><td>scroll down 1/2 page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;help&gt;</code></td><td>?</td><td>this screen</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;tag-prefix&gt;</code></td><td>;</td><td>apply next function to tagged messages</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;tag-prefix-cond&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>apply next function ONLY to tagged messages</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;end-cond&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>end of conditional execution (noop)</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;shell-escape&gt;</code></td><td>!</td><td>invoke a command in a subshell</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;select-entry&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;Return&gt;</td><td>select the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;search&gt;</code></td><td>/</td><td>search for a regular expression</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;search-reverse&gt;</code></td><td>Esc /</td><td>search backwards for a regular expression</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;search-opposite&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>search for next match in opposite direction</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;jump&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>jump to an index number</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;current-top&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>move entry to top of screen</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;current-middle&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>move entry to middle of screen</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;current-bottom&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>move entry to bottom of screen</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;what-key&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>display the keycode for a key press</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="index-map"></a>4.2. Index Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-index-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.3. Default Index Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Index Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;create-alias&gt;</code></td><td>a</td><td>create an alias from a message sender</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;bounce-message&gt;</code></td><td>b</td><td>remail a message to another user</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;break-thread&gt;</code></td><td>#</td><td>break the thread in two</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;change-folder&gt;</code></td><td>c</td><td>open a different folder</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;change-folder-readonly&gt;</code></td><td>Esc c</td><td>open a different folder in read only mode</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-unread-mailbox&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>open next mailbox with new mail</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;collapse-thread&gt;</code></td><td>Esc v</td><td>collapse/uncollapse current thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;collapse-all&gt;</code></td><td>Esc V</td><td>collapse/uncollapse all threads</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;copy-message&gt;</code></td><td>C</td><td>copy a message to a file/mailbox</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;decode-copy&gt;</code></td><td>Esc C</td><td>make decoded (text/plain) copy</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;decode-save&gt;</code></td><td>Esc s</td><td>make decoded copy (text/plain) and delete</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;delete-message&gt;</code></td><td>d</td><td>delete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;delete-pattern&gt;</code></td><td>D</td><td>delete messages matching a pattern</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;delete-thread&gt;</code></td><td>^D</td><td>delete all messages in thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;delete-subthread&gt;</code></td><td>Esc d</td><td>delete all messages in subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit&gt;</code></td><td>e</td><td>edit the raw message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-type&gt;</code></td><td>^E</td><td>edit attachment content type</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;forward-message&gt;</code></td><td>f</td><td>forward a message with comments</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;flag-message&gt;</code></td><td>F</td><td>toggle a message's 'important' flag</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;group-reply&gt;</code></td><td>g</td><td>reply to all recipients</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;fetch-mail&gt;</code></td><td>G</td><td>retrieve mail from POP server</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;imap-fetch-mail&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>force retrieval of mail from IMAP server</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;imap-logout-all&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>logout from all IMAP servers</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;display-toggle-weed&gt;</code></td><td>h</td><td>display message and toggle header weeding</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-undeleted&gt;</code></td><td>j</td><td>move to the next undeleted message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-undeleted&gt;</code></td><td>k</td><td>move to the previous undeleted message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;limit&gt;</code></td><td>l</td><td>show only messages matching a pattern</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;link-threads&gt;</code></td><td>&amp;</td><td>link tagged message to the current one</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;list-reply&gt;</code></td><td>L</td><td>reply to specified mailing list</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;mail&gt;</code></td><td>m</td><td>compose a new mail message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;toggle-new&gt;</code></td><td>N</td><td>toggle a message's 'new' flag</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;toggle-write&gt;</code></td><td>%</td><td>toggle whether the mailbox will be rewritten</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-thread&gt;</code></td><td>^N</td><td>jump to the next thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-subthread&gt;</code></td><td>Esc n</td><td>jump to the next subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;query&gt;</code></td><td>Q</td><td>query external program for addresses</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;quit&gt;</code></td><td>q</td><td>save changes to mailbox and quit</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;reply&gt;</code></td><td>r</td><td>reply to a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;show-limit&gt;</code></td><td>Esc l</td><td>show currently active limit pattern</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;sort-mailbox&gt;</code></td><td>o</td><td>sort messages</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;sort-reverse&gt;</code></td><td>O</td><td>sort messages in reverse order</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;print-message&gt;</code></td><td>p</td><td>print the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-thread&gt;</code></td><td>^P</td><td>jump to previous thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-subthread&gt;</code></td><td>Esc p</td><td>jump to previous subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;recall-message&gt;</code></td><td>R</td><td>recall a postponed message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;read-thread&gt;</code></td><td>^R</td><td>mark the current thread as read</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;read-subthread&gt;</code></td><td>Esc r</td><td>mark the current subthread as read</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;resend-message&gt;</code></td><td>Esc e</td><td>use the current message as a template for a new one</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;save-message&gt;</code></td><td>s</td><td>save message/attachment to a mailbox/file</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;tag-pattern&gt;</code></td><td>T</td><td>tag messages matching a pattern</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;tag-subthread&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>tag the current subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;tag-thread&gt;</code></td><td>Esc t</td><td>tag the current thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;untag-pattern&gt;</code></td><td>^T</td><td>untag messages matching a pattern</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;undelete-message&gt;</code></td><td>u</td><td>undelete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;undelete-pattern&gt;</code></td><td>U</td><td>undelete messages matching a pattern</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;undelete-subthread&gt;</code></td><td>Esc u</td><td>undelete all messages in subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;undelete-thread&gt;</code></td><td>^U</td><td>undelete all messages in thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;view-attachments&gt;</code></td><td>v</td><td>show MIME attachments</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;show-version&gt;</code></td><td>V</td><td>show the Mutt version number and date</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;set-flag&gt;</code></td><td>w</td><td>set a status flag on a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;clear-flag&gt;</code></td><td>W</td><td>clear a status flag from a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;display-message&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;Return&gt;</td><td>display a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;buffy-list&gt;</code></td><td>.</td><td>list mailboxes with new mail</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;sync-mailbox&gt;</code></td><td>$</td><td>save changes to mailbox</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;display-address&gt;</code></td><td>@</td><td>display full address of sender</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;pipe-message&gt;</code></td><td>|</td><td>pipe message/attachment to a shell command</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-new&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the next new message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-new-then-unread&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;Tab&gt;</td><td>jump to the next new or unread message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-new&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the previous new message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-new-then-unread&gt;</code></td><td>Esc &lt;Tab&gt;</td><td>jump to the previous new or unread message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-unread&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the next unread message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-unread&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the previous unread message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;parent-message&gt;</code></td><td>P</td><td>jump to parent message in thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;extract-keys&gt;</code></td><td>^K</td><td>extract supported public keys</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;forget-passphrase&gt;</code></td><td>^F</td><td>wipe passphrase(s) from memory</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;check-traditional-pgp&gt;</code></td><td>Esc P</td><td>check for classic PGP</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;mail-key&gt;</code></td><td>Esc k</td><td>mail a PGP public key</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;decrypt-copy&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>make decrypted copy</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;decrypt-save&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>make decrypted copy and delete</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pager-map"></a>4.3. Pager Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-pager-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.4. Default Pager Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Pager Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;break-thread&gt;</code></td><td>#</td><td>break the thread in two</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;create-alias&gt;</code></td><td>a</td><td>create an alias from a message sender</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;bounce-message&gt;</code></td><td>b</td><td>remail a message to another user</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;change-folder&gt;</code></td><td>c</td><td>open a different folder</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;change-folder-readonly&gt;</code></td><td>Esc c</td><td>open a different folder in read only mode</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-unread-mailbox&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>open next mailbox with new mail</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;copy-message&gt;</code></td><td>C</td><td>copy a message to a file/mailbox</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;decode-copy&gt;</code></td><td>Esc C</td><td>make decoded (text/plain) copy</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;delete-message&gt;</code></td><td>d</td><td>delete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;delete-thread&gt;</code></td><td>^D</td><td>delete all messages in thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;delete-subthread&gt;</code></td><td>Esc d</td><td>delete all messages in subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;set-flag&gt;</code></td><td>w</td><td>set a status flag on a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;clear-flag&gt;</code></td><td>W</td><td>clear a status flag from a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit&gt;</code></td><td>e</td><td>edit the raw message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-type&gt;</code></td><td>^E</td><td>edit attachment content type</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;forward-message&gt;</code></td><td>f</td><td>forward a message with comments</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;flag-message&gt;</code></td><td>F</td><td>toggle a message's 'important' flag</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;group-reply&gt;</code></td><td>g</td><td>reply to all recipients</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;imap-fetch-mail&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>force retrieval of mail from IMAP server</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;imap-logout-all&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>logout from all IMAP servers</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;display-toggle-weed&gt;</code></td><td>h</td><td>display message and toggle header weeding</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-undeleted&gt;</code></td><td>j</td><td>move to the next undeleted message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-entry&gt;</code></td><td>J</td><td>move to the next entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-undeleted&gt;</code></td><td>k</td><td>move to the previous undeleted message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-entry&gt;</code></td><td>K</td><td>move to the previous entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;link-threads&gt;</code></td><td>&amp;</td><td>link tagged message to the current one</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;list-reply&gt;</code></td><td>L</td><td>reply to specified mailing list</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;redraw-screen&gt;</code></td><td>^L</td><td>clear and redraw the screen</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;mail&gt;</code></td><td>m</td><td>compose a new mail message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;mark-as-new&gt;</code></td><td>N</td><td>toggle a message's 'new' flag</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;search-next&gt;</code></td><td>n</td><td>search for next match</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-thread&gt;</code></td><td>^N</td><td>jump to the next thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-subthread&gt;</code></td><td>Esc n</td><td>jump to the next subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;sort-mailbox&gt;</code></td><td>o</td><td>sort messages</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;sort-reverse&gt;</code></td><td>O</td><td>sort messages in reverse order</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;print-message&gt;</code></td><td>p</td><td>print the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-thread&gt;</code></td><td>^P</td><td>jump to previous thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-subthread&gt;</code></td><td>Esc p</td><td>jump to previous subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;quit&gt;</code></td><td>Q</td><td>save changes to mailbox and quit</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;exit&gt;</code></td><td>q</td><td>exit this menu</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;reply&gt;</code></td><td>r</td><td>reply to a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;recall-message&gt;</code></td><td>R</td><td>recall a postponed message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;read-thread&gt;</code></td><td>^R</td><td>mark the current thread as read</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;read-subthread&gt;</code></td><td>Esc r</td><td>mark the current subthread as read</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;resend-message&gt;</code></td><td>Esc e</td><td>use the current message as a template for a new one</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;save-message&gt;</code></td><td>s</td><td>save message/attachment to a mailbox/file</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;skip-quoted&gt;</code></td><td>S</td><td>skip beyond quoted text</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;decode-save&gt;</code></td><td>Esc s</td><td>make decoded copy (text/plain) and delete</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;tag-message&gt;</code></td><td>t</td><td>tag the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;toggle-quoted&gt;</code></td><td>T</td><td>toggle display of quoted text</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;undelete-message&gt;</code></td><td>u</td><td>undelete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;undelete-subthread&gt;</code></td><td>Esc u</td><td>undelete all messages in subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;undelete-thread&gt;</code></td><td>^U</td><td>undelete all messages in thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;view-attachments&gt;</code></td><td>v</td><td>show MIME attachments</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;show-version&gt;</code></td><td>V</td><td>show the Mutt version number and date</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;search-toggle&gt;</code></td><td>\\</td><td>toggle search pattern coloring</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;display-address&gt;</code></td><td>@</td><td>display full address of sender</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-new&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the next new message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;pipe-message&gt;</code></td><td>|</td><td>pipe message/attachment to a shell command</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;help&gt;</code></td><td>?</td><td>this screen</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-page&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;Space&gt;</td><td>move to the next page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-page&gt;</code></td><td>-</td><td>move to the previous page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;top&gt;</code></td><td>^</td><td>jump to the top of the message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;sync-mailbox&gt;</code></td><td>$</td><td>save changes to mailbox</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;shell-escape&gt;</code></td><td>!</td><td>invoke a command in a subshell</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;enter-command&gt;</code></td><td>:</td><td>enter a muttrc command</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;buffy-list&gt;</code></td><td>.</td><td>list mailboxes with new mail</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;search&gt;</code></td><td>/</td><td>search for a regular expression</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;search-reverse&gt;</code></td><td>Esc /</td><td>search backwards for a regular expression</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;search-opposite&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>search for next match in opposite direction</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-line&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;Return&gt;</td><td>scroll down one line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;jump&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>jump to an index number</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;next-unread&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the next unread message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-new&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the previous new message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-unread&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the previous unread message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;half-up&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>scroll up 1/2 page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;half-down&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>scroll down 1/2 page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;previous-line&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>scroll up one line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;bottom&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the bottom of the message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;parent-message&gt;</code></td><td>P</td><td>jump to parent message in thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;check-traditional-pgp&gt;</code></td><td>Esc P</td><td>check for classic PGP</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;mail-key&gt;</code></td><td>Esc k</td><td>mail a PGP public key</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;extract-keys&gt;</code></td><td>^K</td><td>extract supported public keys</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;forget-passphrase&gt;</code></td><td>^F</td><td>wipe passphrase(s) from memory</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;decrypt-copy&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>make decrypted copy</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;decrypt-save&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>make decrypted copy and delete</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;what-key&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>display the keycode for a key press</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="alias-map"></a>4.4. Alias Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-alias-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.5. Default Alias Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Alias Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;delete-entry&gt;</code></td><td>d</td><td>delete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;undelete-entry&gt;</code></td><td>u</td><td>undelete the current entry</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="query-map"></a>4.5. Query Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-query-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.6. Default Query Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Query Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;create-alias&gt;</code></td><td>a</td><td>create an alias from a message sender</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;mail&gt;</code></td><td>m</td><td>compose a new mail message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;query&gt;</code></td><td>Q</td><td>query external program for addresses</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;query-append&gt;</code></td><td>A</td><td>append new query results to current results</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="attachment-map"></a>4.6. Attachment Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-attachment-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.7. Default Attachment Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Attachment Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;bounce-message&gt;</code></td><td>b</td><td>remail a message to another user</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;display-toggle-weed&gt;</code></td><td>h</td><td>display message and toggle header weeding</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-type&gt;</code></td><td>^E</td><td>edit attachment content type</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;print-entry&gt;</code></td><td>p</td><td>print the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;save-entry&gt;</code></td><td>s</td><td>save message/attachment to a mailbox/file</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;pipe-entry&gt;</code></td><td>|</td><td>pipe message/attachment to a shell command</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;view-mailcap&gt;</code></td><td>m</td><td>force viewing of attachment using mailcap</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;reply&gt;</code></td><td>r</td><td>reply to a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;resend-message&gt;</code></td><td>Esc e</td><td>use the current message as a template for a new one</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;group-reply&gt;</code></td><td>g</td><td>reply to all recipients</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;list-reply&gt;</code></td><td>L</td><td>reply to specified mailing list</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;forward-message&gt;</code></td><td>f</td><td>forward a message with comments</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;view-text&gt;</code></td><td>T</td><td>view attachment as text</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;view-attach&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;Return&gt;</td><td>view attachment using mailcap entry if necessary</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;delete-entry&gt;</code></td><td>d</td><td>delete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;undelete-entry&gt;</code></td><td>u</td><td>undelete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;collapse-parts&gt;</code></td><td>v</td><td>Toggle display of subparts</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;check-traditional-pgp&gt;</code></td><td>Esc P</td><td>check for classic PGP</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;extract-keys&gt;</code></td><td>^K</td><td>extract supported public keys</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;forget-passphrase&gt;</code></td><td>^F</td><td>wipe passphrase(s) from memory</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="compose-map"></a>4.7. Compose Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-compose-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.8. Default Compose Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Compose Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;attach-file&gt;</code></td><td>a</td><td>attach file(s) to this message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;attach-message&gt;</code></td><td>A</td><td>attach message(s) to this message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-bcc&gt;</code></td><td>b</td><td>edit the BCC list</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-cc&gt;</code></td><td>c</td><td>edit the CC list</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;copy-file&gt;</code></td><td>C</td><td>save message/attachment to a mailbox/file</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;detach-file&gt;</code></td><td>D</td><td>delete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;toggle-disposition&gt;</code></td><td>^D</td><td>toggle disposition between inline/attachment</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-description&gt;</code></td><td>d</td><td>edit attachment description</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-message&gt;</code></td><td>e</td><td>edit the message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-headers&gt;</code></td><td>E</td><td>edit the message with headers</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-file&gt;</code></td><td>^X e</td><td>edit the file to be attached</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-encoding&gt;</code></td><td>^E</td><td>edit attachment transfer-encoding</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-from&gt;</code></td><td>Esc f</td><td>edit the from field</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-fcc&gt;</code></td><td>f</td><td>enter a file to save a copy of this message in</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;filter-entry&gt;</code></td><td>F</td><td>filter attachment through a shell command</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;get-attachment&gt;</code></td><td>G</td><td>get a temporary copy of an attachment</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;display-toggle-weed&gt;</code></td><td>h</td><td>display message and toggle header weeding</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;ispell&gt;</code></td><td>i</td><td>run ispell on the message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;print-entry&gt;</code></td><td>l</td><td>print the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-mime&gt;</code></td><td>m</td><td>edit attachment using mailcap entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;new-mime&gt;</code></td><td>n</td><td>compose new attachment using mailcap entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;postpone-message&gt;</code></td><td>P</td><td>save this message to send later</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-reply-to&gt;</code></td><td>r</td><td>edit the Reply-To field</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;rename-file&gt;</code></td><td>R</td><td>rename/move an attached file</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-subject&gt;</code></td><td>s</td><td>edit the subject of this message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-to&gt;</code></td><td>t</td><td>edit the TO list</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;edit-type&gt;</code></td><td>^T</td><td>edit attachment content type</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;write-fcc&gt;</code></td><td>w</td><td>write the message to a folder</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;toggle-unlink&gt;</code></td><td>u</td><td>toggle whether to delete file after sending it</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;toggle-recode&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>toggle recoding of this attachment</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;update-encoding&gt;</code></td><td>U</td><td>update an attachment's encoding info</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;view-attach&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;Return&gt;</td><td>view attachment using mailcap entry if necessary</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;send-message&gt;</code></td><td>y</td><td>send the message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;pipe-entry&gt;</code></td><td>|</td><td>pipe message/attachment to a shell command</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;attach-key&gt;</code></td><td>Esc k</td><td>attach a PGP public key</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;pgp-menu&gt;</code></td><td>p</td><td>show PGP options</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;forget-passphrase&gt;</code></td><td>^F</td><td>wipe passphrase(s) from memory</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;smime-menu&gt;</code></td><td>S</td><td>show S/MIME options</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;mix&gt;</code></td><td>M</td><td>send the message through a mixmaster remailer chain</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="postpone-map"></a>4.8. Postpone Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-postpone-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.9. Default Postpone Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Postpone Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;delete-entry&gt;</code></td><td>d</td><td>delete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;undelete-entry&gt;</code></td><td>u</td><td>undelete the current entry</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="browser-map"></a>4.9. Browser Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-browser-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.10. Default Browser Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Browser Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;change-dir&gt;</code></td><td>c</td><td>change directories</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;display-filename&gt;</code></td><td>@</td><td>display the currently selected file's name</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;enter-mask&gt;</code></td><td>m</td><td>enter a file mask</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;sort&gt;</code></td><td>o</td><td>sort messages</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;sort-reverse&gt;</code></td><td>O</td><td>sort messages in reverse order</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;select-new&gt;</code></td><td>N</td><td>select a new file in this directory</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;check-new&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>check mailboxes for new mail</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;toggle-mailboxes&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;Tab&gt;</td><td>toggle whether to browse mailboxes or all files</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;view-file&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;Space&gt;</td><td>view file</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;buffy-list&gt;</code></td><td>.</td><td>list mailboxes with new mail</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;create-mailbox&gt;</code></td><td>C</td><td>create a new mailbox (IMAP only)</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;delete-mailbox&gt;</code></td><td>d</td><td>delete the current mailbox (IMAP only)</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;rename-mailbox&gt;</code></td><td>r</td><td>rename the current mailbox (IMAP only)</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;subscribe&gt;</code></td><td>s</td><td>subscribe to current mailbox (IMAP only)</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;unsubscribe&gt;</code></td><td>u</td><td>unsubscribe from current mailbox (IMAP only)</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;toggle-subscribed&gt;</code></td><td>T</td><td>toggle view all/subscribed mailboxes (IMAP only)</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-map"></a>4.10. Pgp Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-pgp-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.11. Default Pgp Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Pgp Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;verify-key&gt;</code></td><td>c</td><td>verify a PGP public key</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;view-name&gt;</code></td><td>%</td><td>view the key's user id</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-map"></a>4.11. Smime Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-smime-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.12. Default Smime Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Smime Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;verify-key&gt;</code></td><td>c</td><td>verify a PGP public key</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;view-name&gt;</code></td><td>%</td><td>view the key's user id</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mixmaster-map"></a>4.12. Mixmaster Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-mixmaster-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.13. Default Mixmaster Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Mixmaster Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;accept&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;Return&gt;</td><td>Accept the chain constructed</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;append&gt;</code></td><td>a</td><td>Append a remailer to the chain</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;insert&gt;</code></td><td>i</td><td>Insert a remailer into the chain</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;delete&gt;</code></td><td>d</td><td>Delete a remailer from the chain</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;chain-prev&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;Left&gt;</td><td>Select the previous element of the chain</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;chain-next&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;Right&gt;</td><td>Select the next element of the chain</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="editor-map"></a>4.13. Editor Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-editor-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.14. Default Editor Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Editor Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;bol&gt;</code></td><td>^A</td><td>jump to the beginning of the line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;backward-char&gt;</code></td><td>^B</td><td>move the cursor one character to the left</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;backward-word&gt;</code></td><td>Esc b</td><td>move the cursor to the beginning of the word</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;capitalize-word&gt;</code></td><td>Esc c</td><td>capitalize the word</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;downcase-word&gt;</code></td><td>Esc l</td><td>convert the word to lower case</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;upcase-word&gt;</code></td><td>Esc u</td><td>convert the word to upper case</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;delete-char&gt;</code></td><td>^D</td><td>delete the char under the cursor</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;eol&gt;</code></td><td>^E</td><td>jump to the end of the line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;forward-char&gt;</code></td><td>^F</td><td>move the cursor one character to the right</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;forward-word&gt;</code></td><td>Esc f</td><td>move the cursor to the end of the word</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;backspace&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;Backspace&gt;</td><td>delete the char in front of the cursor</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;kill-eol&gt;</code></td><td>^K</td><td>delete chars from cursor to end of line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;kill-eow&gt;</code></td><td>Esc d</td><td>delete chars from the cursor to the end of the word</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;kill-line&gt;</code></td><td>^U</td><td>delete all chars on the line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;quote-char&gt;</code></td><td>^V</td><td>quote the next typed key</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;kill-word&gt;</code></td><td>^W</td><td>delete the word in front of the cursor</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;complete&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;Tab&gt;</td><td>complete filename or alias</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;complete-query&gt;</code></td><td>^T</td><td>complete address with query</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;buffy-cycle&gt;</code></td><td>&lt;Space&gt;</td><td>cycle among incoming mailboxes</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;history-up&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>scroll up through the history list</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal">&lt;history-down&gt;</code></td><td> </td><td>scroll down through the history list</td></tr><tr><td><code 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